The proportion of North Africans who want to permanently migrate has reached a record high, with almost half of young people wanting to move country if they get the chance. The desire to migrate was found to be strongest among younger North Africans, with the proportion of 15- to 29-year-olds jumping from 40 per cent in 2016 to 46 per cent the following year. Almost a third (30 per cent) of people in the 30 to 49 age bracket said they would like to permanently migrate, rising from 24 per cent of those interviewed in 2016 by the pollster, which surveyed people living in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Up to Two-Thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa’s 1.1 Billion People Want to Migrate to the EU, U.S. https://t.co/RfoTgRESxP — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 23, 2018The most desired destination for North Africans who said they would like to migrate permanently was France, with the number who named the EU country rising to 19 per cent from 13 per cent the previous year. Last month, Breitbart London reported on research by Pew which found that up to two-thirds of the 1.1 billion-strong population of sub-Saharan Africa want to migrate.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 24, 2018 13:30 UTC