# African Mobility Scholars Association

> Advancing Development through Mobility Scholarship


## Posts

- [When Mobility Becomes “Irregular”: Rethinking Migration Labels in Ghana](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/when-mobility-becomes-irregular-rethinking-migration-labels-in-ghana/): Written by Mr. Dasmani Laary, Eastern Regional Head, Ghana News Agency Introduction In Ghana, internal migration has long served as a vital livelihood strategy, particularly for young people moving from the northern regions to urban centres in the south. Yet a new and puzzling trend has begun to take shape. Entirely lawful movements are increasingly being framed […]
- [International Migrants Day (18 December, 2025)](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/international-migrants-day-18-december-2025/): Three men: working, hoping, and building in Accra By: Owusuaa Eshia (PhD): owusuaeshia@gmail.com Every 18th December (International Migrants Day), the world takes a moment to honour migrants. On this day, the African Mobility Scholars Association (AMSA) made the decision to focus on the stories and messages of a few West African Migrants to avoid making […]
- [AMSA Blog Submission Guidelines](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/amsa-blog-submission-guidelines/): Welcome to the African Mobility Scholars Association (AMSA) Blog. We invite AMSA members and stakeholders to share insights, experiences, and research reflections related to migration and mobility across Africa and its diaspora. This academic blog aims to foster vibrant discussion, to present scholarly concepts, research results, and thoughtful analyses in a way that is both […]
- [International Migrants Day](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/international-migrants-day/): To commemorate International Migrants Day which falls on December 18, the African Mobility Scholars Association invites you to a lecture on the topic: “The Refugee and his property – The Paradox of Fate and Reality”. Presenter: Brigadier General Timothy Ba-Taa-Banah, PhD
- [The African Mobility Scholars Association launched.](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-our-association/): Press release: For immediate release. Accra, July, 23, 2024. AMSA – This press release goes to announce the official launch of the African Mobility Scholars Association in Accra. The Africa Mobility Scholars Association (AMSA) has been launched in Accra to foster balanced and informed discussions on global and Africa-centered mobility issues. At the launch event, […]
- [Program outline | AMSA official launch](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/program-outline-amsa-official-launch/)
- [AMSA Newsletter - issue 1](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/amsa-newsletter-issue-1/): Welcome to our community of African Mobility Scholars. Welcome to our newsletter! We are thrilled to share with you the latest developments in our mission to make a positive impact in our community. Firstly, we would like to express our gratitude to all of our members, partners, donors and volunteers who have continued to support […]
- [Introducing the African Mobility Scholars Association](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/introducing-the-african-mobility-scholars-association/): We are the African Mobility Scholars Association – a think tank and research-based organization dedicated to the field of mobility and migration studies in Africa. We are an association of scholars of mobility and migration studies. With cutting-edge research and a compassionate approach, we aim to promote the study of migration across Africa
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- [Unveiling our logo](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/logo-unveiling/): The official unveiling of the logo of the African Mobility Scholars Association (AMSA).

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- [Member List](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/member-search/): Name Research areas Mr. Kingsley Baffoe International migration, reintegration, labour migration, cyclical rural-urban migration, remittances, internal migration, diaspora engagement Dr. Frank Ayisi International migration, transnationalism, diaspora engagement Rev. Woledzi Delali Freedman Climate im/mobility, agriculture, food security nexus, skill/apprenticeship migration, indigenous knowledge and climate (im)mobility Dr. Maxwell Acheampong International migration, reintegration, forced migration, labour migration, human […]
- [Blog](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/blog/): AMSA Blog Submission Guidelines Welcome to the African Mobility Scholars Association (AMSA) Blog. We… Read More June 30, 2025 International Migrants Day To commemorate International Migrants Day which falls on December 18,… Read More December 3, 2024 Introducing the African Mobility Scholars Association We are the African Mobility Scholars Association – a think… Read More […]
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- [Prof. Leander Kandilige](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/prof-leander-kandilige/): Prof. Leander Kandilige Prof. Leander Kandilige is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana. He obtained his DPhil. in Migration Studies and MSt. in Refugee Studies from the University of Oxford. He also holds a PGCert. in Managing Voluntary Organisations from the University of Southampton. In addition, he holds an […]
- [Asher Amanor](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/asher-amanor/): Asher Amanor has been a narcotics analyst with the Narcotics Control Commission, Ghana from 2013 to date. She also provides translation and interpreting services in French, English, Spanish, and Arabic for individuals, groups, and corporate institutions. Asher taught French as a foreign language at the Anglican Education Unit, Accra from 2002 to 2013. Asher holds […]
- [Owusuaa Eshia](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/owusuaa-eshia/): Until recently, Owusuaa Eshia was an Executive Manager (Guidance Counselling Unit) and a faculty member of Accra Institute of Technology (AIT). She is currently a full-time student at the University of Ghana, offering a Ph.D. in Migration Studies. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK, and a Bachelor […]
- [Dr. Dorothy Takyiakwaa](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/dorothy-takyiakwaa/): Dorothy Takyiakwaa is an Urban and Feminist Sociologist who holds PhD in Sociology from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Her major research interests are in the areas of African urbanities, migration and social mobility, informal networks, gender, and sexualities. She explores these mainly from a southern and decolonial perspectives. Over the years Dorothy’s research […]
- [Dr. Theophilus Kwabena Abutima](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/theophilus-abutima/): Theophilus Kwabena Abutima is a trained teacher and currently a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University for Development Studies, Ghana. He holds a Teacher’s Certificate A from the Presbyterian Training College, Akropong, a BA in Social Work, an MPhil, and a Ph.D. in Migration Studies from the University of […]
- [Sonia Blaise Adu-Gyamfi](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/sonia-blaise-adu-gyamfi/): Ms. Blaise Sonia Adu-Gyamfi is the Global Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Coordinator of an international anti-human trafficking Non-governmental Organization, Free the Slaves. Her duties span across West Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and East & Central Africa. Before joining Free the Slaves, she worked as a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Ghana’s […]
- [Dr. Frank Ayisi](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/frank-ayisi/): Frank Ayisi is a Chief Superintendent of Immigration with 25 years of experience and currently works as a Training Officer at the Immigration Headquarters, Accra, Ghana. He is a researcher and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Migration Studies obtained from the University of Ghana with a specialty in Migration Governance, Immigration Policy and […]
- [Dr. Ada Adoley Allotey](https://africanmobilityscholars.org/about-us/about-our-people/ada-adoley-allotey/): Ada Adoley Allotey holds a PhD in Migration Studies from the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana. Her doctoral thesis was on Ghanaian women’s participation in birth tourism to the United States of America. She also holds a master’s degree in Tourism Destination Management from Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands, and a BSc. […]
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