West Africa's Refugee Crisis Spills Across Many Borders Policy analyst Jeff Drumtra maps out the devastating wars that are producing a flood of refugees in West Africa. Full Story War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees Through the lens of the Liberian conflict, MPI's Jennifer Schlecht looks at the major health risks confronting the forcibly displaced. Full Story Security at US Borders: A Move Away from Unilateralism? MPI Policy Analyst Deborah Meyers examines the Smart Border agreements signed by the US with Canada and Mexico in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Full Story Changes to German Law Help Boost Naturalization Numbers Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin reports on modifications to Germany's citizenship law that appear to be facilitating the naturalization of foreign residents. Full Story French Muslims, Government Grapple With Integration Pains France's traditions of secularism and Roman Catholicism are being tested as the country tries to integrate a growing Muslim population, according to Patrick Simon of INED. Full Story

Africa, Muslims in France, and North American Border Cooperation This month The Source looks at emerging issues important to Africa, and more. Click here for more details from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. Kenya Kenya is looking to its educated diaspora to meet development goals and achieve global competitiveness, according to MPI's Ken Okoth. Full Story | Country Profiles African-born Residents of the United States MPI's Jill Wilson provides an in-depth look at the United States' population of people born in Africa. Full Story MPI's Maia Jachimowicz outlines the latest developments affecting US migration policy, including tighter State Dept. rules on interviews for visa applicants. Full Story

At the end of 2002, the African countries that had produced the greatest number of refugees and asylum seekers were: Sudan (475,000), Angola (410,000), Congo-Kinshasa (410,000), Burundi (400,000), Somalia (300,000), Eritrea (290,000), Liberia (280,000), Sierra Leone (130,000), and Western Sahara (110,000). (Source: US Committee for Refugees World Refugee Survey 2003)

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