Benue State University, Makurdi

A Conceptual Study of Africans on the Web of Globalization and Migration

Basil Osayin Daudu, PhD

Abstract

The achievements of the developed nations are incomparable to the ones recorded by the developing nations of Africa. The latter suffers these setbacks in spite of her high religious, moral and cultural inclinations. Through technological revolution, economic liberalization, democracy and culture, globalization (making the world a global village) seeks to bridge the gap between the former and the latter but in the process of achieving this enormous task, globalization unavoidably propels migration which has been and will continue to claim the lives of most Africans in an attempt of scouting for greener pastures in foreign lands, and thereby causing also security challenges to both African migrants and the receiving nations. Those Africans who eventually made it to foreign lands have unfortunate stories to tell as they suffered from modern day slavery in the hands of foreigners- racial discrimination, rejection, dejection, degradation, menial job undertaking, psychological trauma, identity crisis, deportation, imprisonment etc. This triggers the following questions: Are globalization and migration truly helpful or harmful to Africans? Does globalization and migration offer the best viable option for the developing nations of Africa to equate themselves with the developed nations of the world? What is the way forward for Africans out of their present predicament? Adopting analytical method, the paper discusses the intertwined concepts of globalization and migration in relation to African predicament and proffers a way forward with the view that if only African nations can effectively utilize her available natural and human resources, their autonomy and greatness will be guaranteed.

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