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Reconvening after lunch at @FriendsofEurope debate on African migration. Stimulating morning session followed by incredible music from Seny of @HAORCHESTRA reminding us of many beautiful contributions that Africans make to European cultural, social and economic life #FoRDebate
Important points from @IssiakaKonate09 about the value of migration to the economy of Côte d’Ivoire - migrants comprise 24% of population and make a huge contribution. There are challenges but these are primarily around irregularity rather than movement per se #FoEDebate 
Legal migration has been in the EU’s plans for a long time says @anna_katharinak from @ECDPM but mobility partnerships are not being implemented in practice and the number of work visas being issued to Africans is going DOWN not up #FoEDebate
Impossible to have an event about ‘African perspectives on migration’ without Africans in the room. Unfortunately #hostileenvironment across Europe has prevented some of our speakers/performers from attending but @FriendsofEurope have great tech and they will be heard #FoEDebate
Great points from @Wacera_K about the (mis) perceptions of African migration and her own experiences of immigration control at Schipol airport. We need to engage young people and start to tell different stories, create different narratives #FoEDebate
On day we learnt that at least 58 young Gambians have died when boat they were travelling on capsized in Med, Mbakeh Camara tells us about the death of his childhood friend, a successful businessman with huge potential, for whom there were no legal migration routes #FoEDebate
