BRAIN DRAIN IN AFRICA: THE DILEMMA OF HUMAN FLIGHT IN AFRICA

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Ponte Academic JournalSep 2018, Volume 74, Issue 9 BRAIN DRAIN IN AFRICA: THE DILEMMA OF HUMAN FLIGHT IN AFRICAAuthor(s): Tuntufye Selemani MwamwendaJ. Ponte - Sep 2018 - Volume 74 - Issue 9 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2018.9.7 Abstract:The aim of this investigation was to examine the extent to which people have been moving from one African country to another, as well as moving from Africa to other continents particularly Europe and America where Africa has had stronger ties than may be the case with Asia and Australia. Such movement of people constitutes what is referred to as brain drain. The investigation was based on 15 African countries selected from: North, South, East, West and central Africa, thus constituting a stratified random sample. The results showed that rather than brain drain declining, it has been increasing for the past 50 years, since most of these countries gained their independence. Such brain drain is driven by various social, economic, political, instability and security factors. While such factors are being dealt with to halt such drainage of work force, it has remained a challenge that has no resolution in sight for the foreseeable future. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password