Akinwumi Adesina writing in the FT:
More hereThe African migrant crisis is in the global headlines and rightfully so. It is high time people were talking about this dire problem and searching for solutions.
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The European Union has announced its 10 point plan, focused on tackling human smugglers and with a changed approach to the migrant vessels that traffic tens of thousands heading for Europe every year, often with tragic consequences.
While these are crucial steps, African leaders should also work with the EU to make progress on another track entirely: solving the problem at its roots – making fundamental changes to the factors that contribute to these migrations. Because the problem starts here in Africa.
As Africans, we must begin by looking inward. First, what has brought us to where we are now? Second, how can we fix it?
