Diaspora Africa comes at a time when migration needs urgent attention. We want to use stories and experiences of African immigrants to drive policy shifts and reforms related to migrants and the spaces they exist in. Diaspora Africa is committed to producing migration-related content free from uninformed and discriminatory rhetoric.

Migration policies are changing worldwide. Countries are either expanding or shrinking their existing policies around migration. Africans are fleeing their home countries for greener pastures or to escape conflict and persecution, but what is the landscape of existence as an African migrant in a foreign country?

While migration issues constantly make news globally, a low percentage of homegrown platforms critically and humanly document African migration so that the information gathered is accessible to Africans everywhere. This gap does a great disservice to how global policymakers and relevant institutions receive, understand, and respond to harsh immigration laws.

Diaspora Africa was founded in June 2023 in the middle of a rising African migration. We are remotely working with on-the-ground journalists within and across the African continent to tell untold stories of migrant resistance and survival around the world.

With a blend of research and grassroot data, we are sharing human angle stories of migration with the aim that immigrants will understand the translation of their reality through our publications, and policymakers are impacted through our approach, believing that this impact will fuel positive strategies that will benefit African migrants everywhere. We want to inform policies and ideas that make immigration beneficial for all.