The African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC) is an independent African-led research consultancy firm established in 2008 by the world renowned migration and population studies expert, the late Professor John Oyaro Oucho (1943 - 2017). AMADPOC has over 14 years of experience working with African governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union Commission providing technical support on aspects concerning migration and development in Africa with a policy lens. AMADPOC strives to influence policy through continuous dialogue and engagement with various stakeholders informed by research. Read more....
To become a leading organisation spearheading research on issues of migration-development nexus; boosting the capacity of African countries and development partners in the corridors of national governments, inter-governmental cooperation and research institutions, collaborating with national governments, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the private sector, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the civil society.
Recognition of the role and interplay of both migration and development policies; inter-ethnic relations and other spheres of national and international development, intra-regional harmony and interdependence within a globalising world in which diversity requires viable South-North and South-South partnership.