Remittance, Migration and Development: Investigating African Diaspora in Germany

Abstract

International labour migration and remittances have been a contentious issue in the academic circle and this has prompted this study to investigate African diasporas in Germany. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of international labour migration and remittances on migrants' home country as well as their host country. Qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted for the study. Findings from the study indicated that international labour migration and remittances have positive impacts on migrants’ family members as well as migration having impacts on the destination country. The study was on a smaller scale and the results cannot be generalized which made the study calls for future research on the impact of international migration and remittances on both the sending and receiving countries.