Is life abroad worth the move? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa
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For millions of young Africans, migrating in search of better opportunities is an increasingly attractive option. An Afrobarometer survey across 38 countries found that 55% of 18–35-year-olds have considered emigrating, with 60% looking to Europe or North America. Better job opportunities are the main motivation - but is migration really just about work, and what would make young Africans choose to stay? Host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to Oluwaseyi Makinde, who moved from Nigeria to Canada as a teenager, only to return to Nigeria as an adult, and Omotoke Motunrayo Fatoki who made the move from Nigeria to Rwanda to find out more. 00:00-00:50 Coming up 00:50-02:15 Meeting Oluwaseyi and Omotoke 02:15-03:45 Victoria's viral clip on the struggles of living in Nigeria 03:45-05:20 Why Oluwaseyi came back to Nigeria after Canada 05:20-06:40 Why people struggle to come back 06:40-07:45 Would Oluwaseyi have left Nigeria as an adult? 07:45-10:45 Why Omotoke decided to move to Rwanda 10:45-13:30
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