ABOUT us

The African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC) is an independent think tank established in 2008 by the world renowned migration and population studies expert, the late Professor John Oyaro Oucho (1943 - 2017). His 40 year career in the field of migration identified gaps in knowledge and the need for national expertise in the field of African migration. AMADPOC was developed as a pioneer institution conducting and streamlining policy-oriented research, training and capacity building and facilitating policy dialogue events on various topical issues on migration and their interrelationship with the development within sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. AMADPOC's activities focus on the migration-development nexus within SSA countries’ relations with the North and the rest of the South, understanding the mixed migration patterns in SSA countries and informing policy processes using research among others. AMADPOC aims to create a platform for national and diaspora experts contributing to development through their knowledge, network and engagement with various stakeholders.