Siddharth Chatterjee and John Dramani Mahama write:
We need a (Marshall Plan) that places youth employment in Africa at the centre of development
Last month, Spanish charity workers rescued 167 migrants arriving from Africa aboard a small boat.
2016 was the deadliest for migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, with at least 3800 deaths recorded. Most know the dangers they face on the route, yet still choose the possibility of death in overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels over the hopelessness of life in areas they reside...[more]