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African immigration to Europe is crossed by a profound dissonance between the structural needs of the European continent and its contemporary political tensions.
Europe is ageing rapidly and its fertility remains permanently below the generational renewal threshold (2.1 children per woman). To maintain its standard of living and finance its social model — pensions, health, social protection — It structurally needs new workers.
However, this objective need is met with anxiogenic political discourse, rising populism and increasingly restrictive migration policies, creating a gap between economic reality and public narrative.
This episode analyses the major contradictions in the Euro-African migration issue, questioning the demographic, economic and identity issues that fuel this lasting paradox.
