In addition, Africa contributes a smaller percentage of migrants than the rest of the world. "In spite of an overall acceleration of Africans’ extra-continental migration and of a growing diversification of their destinations, a large majority of sub-Saharan migrants do not actually leave Africa. This therefore debunks the other myth that the African migrants who make it into Europe are the poorest and most destitute of the bunch. MIGRATION CAUSESThe numbers of emigrants has remained constant, despite rising economic, environmental and political pressures that have made movements necessary for survival. "Migrants remained a relatively stable share of the sub-Saharan population, around 2.5 per cent between 2000-2015.

Source: Daily Nation October 25, 2017 16:30 UTC