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| Mr. Tunde Salman stressing a point at the dialogue |
A policy expert, Mr. Tunde Salman has identified factors militating against Africa's regional integration and free Labour migration.
Ben Oyekunle who was a participant at the the dialogue series on Media Engagement and Capacity Building for Inclusive Reporting on Employment Labour Migration and Decent Work organised by the International Labour Organisation, (ILO), reports.
While speaking on the topic, "Advancing Regional Integration: Leveraging Accurate and Ethical Reporting on Labour Migration to Strengthen Rights-Bases Implementation of Cross-Border Agreements," Mr.Salman submitted that "regional integration and free labour migration remain elusive in Africa because African nations did not pursue economic integration before issuing passports."
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| Participants at the Workshop |
He explained that this "accounts for failure of regional and African Union travel passports as many African nations refuse to honour them."
The policy analyst and researcher identified fear of economic domination and language barrier as some of the reasons for failure of regional integration efforts. My
Mr. Salman admonished that "Africa needs to reinvent itself" as he warned that set goal of one Africa by 2060 and the Africa Union Free Movement Protocol (AU-FMP) might remain dreams of the proper things were not done.
The 2-Day dialogue was the second in the series and held at Chelsea Hotels, Abuja from 27-28 November, 2025.
The event drew participation from the media, civil society, Labour unions, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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