Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean - Chapter 3
Original Language
English
Number of Pages
9
Reference Number
PUB2020/020/L
Year of Publication
2020
Region
África Oriental
África Central
África Septentrional
África Meridional
África Occidental
Country
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Camerún
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoras
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
República Democrática del Congo
Djibouti
Egipto
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Etiopía
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauricio
Mayotte
Marruecos
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan del Sur
Sudán
Togo
Túnez
Uganda
República Unida de Tanzanía
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean - Chapter 3
Facebook advertising data in Africa
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This chapter presents a descriptive analysis of migration-related data from Facebook’s Advertising Platform for the African continent. It provides an estimate of the raw number of migrants in Africa, and a disaggregation by country of origin and by sex. According to the data, the total number of “migrants” – Facebook users who “live abroad” in Africa, regardless of the country of origin – is 10.4 million. Analysis hints at the potential value of the data, while also illustrating challenges for any cross-national work, due to the strong heterogeneity of Facebook use. Digital trace data offer an opportunity for migration studies in low- and middle-income country contexts, and can be used to complement rather than replace traditional data sources.