The African Union has developed a focused strategy to deal with African migration to Europe through its Migration Policy Framework for Africa 2018-2030 and its Plan of Action. The Migration Policy Framework for Africa provides comprehensive policy guidelines to the African Union Member States and the Regional Economic Communities in nine thematic areas, namely:
The Plan of Action focusses on activities to be undertaken by the African Union Commission to facilitate a coherent management of migration.
Additionally, the African Union has also developed the following tools:
In July 2018 the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government endorsed the creation of the African Observatory on Migration to improve migration governance in Africa and the appointment of a Special Envoy for Migration to promote a better management of migration in the Continent. Three Migration Centres are currently being operationalised namely: