Child Migration in Africa

Child Migration in Africa investigates the independent movement of young people traveling without parents across West Africa. Focusing closely on real experiences from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, authors Iman Hashim and Dorte Thorsen examine why young people choose to migrate and what life is like once they undertake these journeys.

Published as part of the Africa Now series, this study addresses an essential yet frequently overlooked subject in African development and social studies. Rather than treating young travellers purely as dependents, the book looks carefully at their circumstances, motivations, and daily realities.

Written with academic clarity, this title is particularly valuable for university students, lecturers, researchers, and social development workers seeking a grounded, evidence-based understanding of contemporary youth mobility and community life in Africa.