Economic Migration and Discontent in West Africa

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This chapter examines the economic challenges facing rural communities in Nigeria and Ghana, focusing on the migration of youth to urban areas and abroad in search of better opportunities. It highlights the emotional struggles tied to these decisions, the impact of poor leadership, and the broader socio-political dynamics that shape the aspirations and frustrations of West African migrants.

A visit to West Africa and Western Europe to look at the cocoa trade. Did the colonial side of early capitalism – Western countries getting rich at the expense of poorer nations – ever change, or does it continue today?

Reported by Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo and written by Ugochi and Loretta Williams, with co-hosts John Biewen and Ellen McGirt. Story editor: Loretta Williams. Mixed by John Biewen. Interviews with Achike Chude, Chernoh Bah, Bart Van Besien, and others. Music by Michelle Osis, Lilli Haydn, Chris Westlake, Alex Symcox, and Goodnight, Lucas. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music. "Capitalism” is a production of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, in partnership with Imperative 21.