Migration policies and labor mobility in Africa

Labor migration appears to be one of today's solutions to the socio-economic and cultural imbalance in Africa. Its contribution to the growing interconnection of the world over the last century through the commercialization of raw materials is undoubtedly significant, given the relief it has brought to most economies in Africa and beyond. Unfortunately, a panoramic look at the legal atmosphere that hangs over labor migration in Africa leaves one wondering. The aim of this study, which complements many others already carried out on the subject, is to determine the appropriate legal interpretation of migration policies and labor mobility in Africa. According to the results of the analysis and comparison of regional and sub-regional policy frameworks and the various state practices developed in the field of labor migration, a mixed reading reveals that the genuine political will to encourage labor mobility, affirmed at supra-state level, remains inconsistent at state level.