Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Europeans 'Getting Migration History Wrong'


AP

European politicians are getting their history wrong according to Africa's top UN official, Carlos Lopes. The head of the Economic Commission for Africa says in his latest blog post (READ HERE) that when they talk of the "worst migrant crisis since World War Two" they forget that Italians populated Argentina and Uruguay, and British people went to Australia and New Zealand.

Other African countries meanwhile are the target for most Africans on the move, Mr Lopes says.

He adds that migration is likely to continue as Africa's population grows, and speculates that this movement is "payback time" for the "plundering of [Africa's] natural resources and unfair international treatment".

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