Mozambique: Missing Migrants on the Eastern Southern Africa Route: Characteristics, risks and recommendations

Countries: Mozambique, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe Source: International Organization for Migration Please refer to the attached file. This report examines migrant deaths and disappearances along the Eastern Southern Africa Route focusing on Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and United Republic of Tanzania. Drawing on field and desk research, it explores migration journeys, migrant profiles and the protection risks that contribute to deaths and disappearances, including human trafficking. Despite these anecdotal risks, data on this route remain fragmented and incomplete, due to limited documentation capacities, low identification and reporting rates and the irregular nature of these movements – all which result in families often left in a state of ambiguous loss, struggling without answers about the fate of their loved ones. Between 2014 and 2024, the Missing Migrants Project recorded at least 484 deaths on this route, but the real figures are believed to be much higher. The findings highlight the magnitude of the fatal risks migrants face and the urgent need for stronger responses. The report concludes with actionable recommendations for governments and international organizations, in line with the United Nations Secretary General’s Recommendations on missing migrants, to strengthen prevention, data, search and identification, forensic capacity and cross-border cooperation.

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