African migration - tackling the causes | Quadriga

  • 9 years ago
More migrants than ever before have died trying to reach Europe this year. They are fleeing war, dictatorship and poverty. But the exodus of young, often better educated people is only exacerbating the African continent's problems. The EU plans to step up border patrols in response to the new wave of migration. But can Europe also help combat the root causes of migration in Africa?

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Guests:

Ines Pohl, Editor in Chief of the Berliner Tageszeitung (taz)

Alan Posener, former editor and author for the German newspaper "Die Welt"

Mekonnen Mesghena, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Head of the Department of Migration and Diversity

More Quadriga discussions: http://www.dw.de/program/quadriga/s-7296-9798

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