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Intro -- Regional Integration and Migration in Africa: Lessons from Southern and West Africa -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background and Context -- 1.3 Methodological Approach -- 1.4 Scope, Structure and Main Findings -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2 Conceptual Underpinnings and Contemporary Debates -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Conclusion -- 3 Historical and Theoretical Issues -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Perspectives -- 3.3 Pan-African Identity and Regional Integration in Africa -- 4 Migration Policies in Africa -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 From Abuja Treaty to the AU Migration Policy Frameworks for Africa -- 4.3 Regional Economic Communities and Migration Policies in Africa -- 4.4 Migration Policies in the Southern African Development Community -- 4.5 Migration Policies in the Economic Community of West African States -- 4.6 ecowas and sadc - Comparative Context -- 4.7 Challenges of Migration Policies in Africa -- 4.8 Conclusion -- 5 Migration and Regional Integration: West and Southern Africa -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The History of Migration in West Africa -- 5.3 Regional Integration in ecowas -- 5.4 The Brief Profile of Nigerian Migrants in Ghana -- 5.5 A Brief Profile of Ghanaian Immigrants in Nigeria -- 5.6 Immigrants' Experiences of Migration -- 5.7 The Benefits of Regional Integration -- 5.8 Towards Regional Integration Perspectives from Below -- 5.9 History of Migration in Southern Africa -- 5.10 Towards Regional Integration Perspectives from the People -- 5.11 Conclusion -- 6 SADC and ECOWAS: Comparative Perspectives -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Migration A Historical Perspective -- 6.3 Migration in Colonial West and Southern Africa -- 6.4 Post-colonial Migration -- 6.5 The Profile of Migrants in Both Regions.