Economic Push Factors of African-Western Migration as Depicted in Selected African Novels

Abstract

This article looks at issues of the economy in African countries, that push Africans to move to Western countries, in search of greener pastures, as these issues are demonstrated in African novels. The novels to be considered for this discourse are Dirie and Miller’s Desert Flower, Bulawayo’s We Need New Names and Mungoshi’s Waiting for The Rain. While the discussion is on economic issues pushing Africans to Western countries, when and where necessary, allusion will be made to emigration to other countries, even within Africa as well. The subheadings of this research are introduction, unemployment, hunger and starvation, and conclusion. The concepts of push factors, economy and African-Western migration are defined as part of the introductory section of this discourse.