Is life abroad worth the move? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa

For millions of young Africans, migrating in search of better opportunities is an increasingly attractive option. An Afrobarometer survey across 38 countries found that 55% of 18–35-year-olds have considered emigrating, with 60% looking to Europe or North America. Better job opportunities are the main motivation - but is migration really just about work, and what would make young Africans choose to stay? Host, Nkechi Ogbonna, spoke to Oluwaseyi Makinde, who moved from Nigeria to Canada as a teenager, only to return to Nigeria as an adult, and Omotoke Motunrayo Fatoki who made the move from Nigeria to Rwanda to find out more. 00:00-00:50 Coming up 00:50-02:15 Meeting Oluwaseyi and Omotoke 02:15-03:45 Victoria's viral clip on the struggles of living in Nigeria 03:45-05:20 Why Oluwaseyi came back to Nigeria after Canada 05:20-06:40 Why people struggle to come back 06:40-07:45 Would Oluwaseyi have left Nigeria as an adult? 07:45-10:45 Why Omotoke decided to move to Rwanda 10:45-13:30 Why Omotoke wanted to leave Nigeria 13:30-15:50 Why do so many young people want to leave? 15:50-19:10 What was life like in Canada for Oluwaseyi 19:10-20:40 Is social media influencing young people to move? 20:40-24:00 Moving to Europe vs moving to another African country Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Ayuba Iliya and Carolyne Kiambo Senior Producers: Priyanka Sippy and Blessing Aderogba Editors: Daniel Dadzie and Maryam Abdalla