AFRICAN VALUES AND MIGRATION QUESTIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE SOCIO-POLITICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

Africa is a notable continent with varied cultures and values. Its values and cultures have held its people and societies in one piece for centuries. In the 21st century, there is the introduction of a new practice of massive migration. Migration, commonly, is part of African practice for decades. The worrisome aspect is referred to here and which raises a question is the illegal migration and engagement in illegal deals abroad by African youths and average young men and women. This paper aims at studying the African values and cultural practices amongst the migrated indigenes based in foreign lands. The paper looks at the various African values that pinpointed values and good conducts and as it affects the migrated Africans. The study used secondary sources and interviews as sources of data collection. The paper concludes by stating that illegal migration is wrong and that whether Africans engaged in illegal or legal migrations, the manner of comportment and adoption of African values and cultural ways remains valid for proper growth. This paper recommends that migrated Africans in foreign lands should imbibe proper African values and cultures. Similarly, the government and stakeholders in various African countries should also look into the causes of excess migration of African youths, men and women, and provide the essential needs that lead to excess migration of Africans to foreign countries.