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ABSTRACT

On a sober reflection on African development and the promises of globalization to the technological and economic advancements of Africa, one must have seen that the issue of migration has done more harm than good to the continent. Using the analytic method of inquiry and indeed critique, one finds out eminently that migration {emigration especially} in its international and intercontinental dimension is a negative continuation of globalization which in truth is a Trojan gift to Africa. Again, while the search for (personal, family, and African) well being (happiness, fulfillment or establishment) is the ultimate reason why migrants embark on their journey, in the course of this ultimate search, they are exposed to so many dangers like human trafficking, racial discrimination, exploitation, sexual abuses, brain drain, loss of identity, and the likes. Also, apart from urbanization and de-urbanization caused by migration, the researcher, constructively suggested, that African leaders should know that migration is now a serious existential reality of our time, find out ways to discourage incessant migration and where inevitable back up migrants with enabling empowerment and positive supervision. This is such that in whatever country they travel to, they would learn useful skills (skillful migration) and trade which will be useful to developing their individual countries when finally they come back home. Finally, African leaders should make good migration policies that should favor their own countries and not leaving migration policy formation to Western and European leaders alone. The trend should be a “win-win” relationship between Africa and the Host countries where these migrants go to.