Sierra Leoneans Back Regional Mobility Despite Resistance to Immigration

Majority of citizens say they have considered emigrating.

Key findings

• Two-thirds (66%) of Sierra Leoneans say West Africans should be able to move freely across international borders in order to trade or work in other countries. But one in three (33%) think the government should limit people’s cross-border movement.
• About eight in 10 respondents (82%) say that, in practice, crossing international borders is “difficult” or “very difficult.”
• Only 7% of Sierra Leoneans say they have heard of the…