Pan-Africa

Across Africa, ICMPD works with local, regional, and continental partners to strengthen migration governance in ways that are practical, coordinated, and aligned with shared priorities. Our work ranges from dialogue facilitation and technical expertise to research, capacity development, and long-term institution building, including the management of various global facilities.

Our Approach

The region’s efforts draw on key frameworks like the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the commitments of regional bodies such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Guided by these shared visions, the ICMPD Pan Africa Region manages a diverse portfolio of initiatives designed to support countries and institutions as they navigate shifting migration dynamics.

ICMPD provides tailored technical assistance and advisory services that align with international priorities and broader development goals. In the Pan Africa Region, this work is anchored in a simple idea: dialogue should translate into policy, and policy should translate into action.

The region sits at the intersection of major migration related political processes such as the Khartoum Process, the Rabat Process, and the AU-EU Continent to Continent Migration and Mobility Dialogue. It also contributes to the implementation of the Joint Valletta Action Plan. This positioning gives ICMPD direct access to key stakeholders and a grounded understanding of migration dynamics across the continent.

The portfolio spans initiatives that strengthen border governance, such as the Strengthening Border Security project and the deployment of Mobile Teams in border areas. It also includes community level engagement through the School Anti Trafficking Education and Advocacy Project, as well as a range of anti-trafficking efforts like TIP VAP, SIM CV, and the Regional Referral Mechanism project set to launch in February 2026. Programmes like PROSPECT and YERP projects further support return and reintegration efforts. Altogether, these initiatives help ensure that political commitments translate into tangible benefits for governments, communities, and migrants.

Across the Region, ICMPD implements programmes that offer technical expertise, dialogue facilitation, capacity and institution building, and operational support.

The Pan Africa Region is committed to:

Supporting partners’ needs while deepening our role as a trusted partner and steadily expanding our footprint across the region.

Strengthening the link between policy dialogue and measurable action on the ground

Responding to Africa’s evolving migration realities shaped by demographic change, climate pressures, conflict, and economic mobility

Our Work in the Region

Our mission is to connect political commitments with tangible impact by turning dialogue into policy, and policy into action—building migration governance systems that are responsive, sustainable, and future-oriented. Through this approach, the Pan-Africa Region advances five interconnected priorities that bridge Africa’s immediate needs with its long-term aspirations.

Labour mobility; Anti-Trafficking; Free Movement; Border Management; Return and Reintegration, while ensuring that cross-cutting themes such as gender, innovation, youth, environment, human rights, and partnerships are integrated across all interventions to promote inclusive and future-oriented solutions.