(Sub-Saharan Africa includes all countries and territories in continental Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Sub-Saharan Africa also includes islands Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and St. The number of international migrants from sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2017 has grown at a higher rate (31%) than in the 2000s (25%) and the 1990s (1%). Over the same period, the share of sub-Saharan emigrants who live in the United States climbed from 2% to 6%. Topics: Sub-Saharan Africa, Migration

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2018 17:26 UTC