Chaimaa Radouani, Making Morocco Home: The Realities and Integration of sub-Saharan African Migrants

Chaimaa's project looks at how Morocco's role has changed in the migratory paths of Nigerian migrants. Morocco, while viewed essentially as a traditional transit country, is now becoming a popular long-term destination for many migrants. The research investigates how these migrants, particularly highly skilled youth Nigerians, navigate their mobility and adjust to sociopolitical and linguistic possibilities and constraints before deciding to make Morocco their home at a time when many Moroccan youth are trading that for the European dream. It also examines how governance structure in Morocco and European migration policies have an effect on these migration dynamics, altering migrants' aspirations, decisions, and integration processes.

The research combines quantitative data with qualitative data gleaned from ethnographic fieldwork in Morocco, with an emphasis on demographic trends, social networks, and support systems that impact migrants' lives. The research takes an interdisciplinary approach, integrating migration studies, sociology, anthropology, and human geography, to shed light on how Morocco's position in global migration is altering and what it implies for both migrants and the country.