Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

Migration is a complex issue that has always been an integral part of human existence. Historically, in Africa, a number of socio-economic, political, cultural as well as historical and linguistic ties, geographical and environmental factors have often coalesced to exert pressure on people, causing them to migrate. Heightened activities of terrorists, violent extremists and radicalized groups in most African countries have equally contributed to increased and widespread forced displacement and drifting of persons, in search of basic safety and security, thereby, leading to a dislodgment of African philosophies of peaceful co-existence, negotiation, communalism, and the sustenance of historical facts of and about African. Migration has had adverse effect on African philosophy of religion, culture, norms and values of life. With constant contact with the Western philosophies made possible by perpetual migration activities of Africans especially youths to European countries, there seem to be a loss of touch with basic African philosophies handed down to Africans from time immemorial. This paper attempts an evaluation of the extent to which African philosophy has gone into extinction as a result of increased migration rate and recommend a restructuring and improvement of Africa’s religious and political tolerance, employment creation, a revisit of African history and encouragement of communal living among all African.

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