Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

Politics is the set of activities associated with the governance of a country or an area. Migration is the movement of people from one place to another to achieve a goal. This study is on the influence of politics and migration on each other. Using the method of critical analysis, the researcher finds out that there is politics of migration. The researcher also discovers that war, political instability, lack of political liberty and state policies which discriminate against particular group of citizens who oppose those in power are some of the political reasons for migration. Hence, politics has a lot of influence on migration. The researcher therefore recommends that all hands ,i.e. government, private individuals, entrepreneurs etc be put on deck to reform the political and economic sector in order to create more job opportunities and promote political stability.

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