By Brian Kimani, KAMPALA Uganda
Uganda has been ranked among the top three African destinations for immigrants in the Continent, edging out Kenya.
This is according to the World
Migration Report 2024 published by the United Nations. The study tracked
migration trends that occurred globally in the past year.
UN's report ranked Uganda
third, while Kenya featured in seventh position.
South Africa, where the share
of male immigrants is slightly higher than that of females, was ranked first.
Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan,
Nigeria and Ethiopia were also identified as favourite destinations by
immigrants.
"In Africa, the
proportion of female and male migrants in the top destination countries is
similar, with only slight differences between countries," the report read
in part.
"The most visible
exception is Libya, where the share
of male immigrants is significantly higher than that of female
immigrants."
The report however, yielded
very different inferences for emigrants as Egypt ranked at the top of the list.
An emigrant is a person who
permanently leaves their country of origin to settle in another.
"This dynamic is broadly
similar in the top 10 origin countries in Africa, apart from Egypt – the top
country of origin in the region – which has a far greater share of male
emigrants compared to females."
The major reasons given for
the rapid migration across countries were; extreme environmental events
(climate change), food insecurity, and epidemics among others.
Globally, an average of 1.5
million people had migrated to Africa since 2020 while close to 20 million
migrated from Africa over the same period.
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