"[...] As part of doing politics, politicians are supposed to track and act on the push-pull factors being considered by the migrants or the would-be migrants. The media which also exists to promote the interest is supposed to moderate the exchange of the push-pull factors or likes and dislikes between policy makers and the citizens or the potential migrants. Where the authorities seem uninterested in the concerns of the people, the media is supposed to influence immigration narratives among authorities and the people. The media also aids the migration process by informing would-be migrants and other migration actors on the push and pull factors existing in their community. The few studies done in Africa also show that coverage and framing of migration issues is even more sporadic and often negative It is also observed that both the coverages of African and European media houses ignored the causes and context of migration. The consulted literature shows that stories about migration are severely underreported in African countries. The studies further show that migration reporting suffers from one-dimensional and self-centred perspectives in Europe. It has also been shown that negative reporting dominates and that Africa reporters tend to mirror the European news agenda whenever a chance to write a migration story emerges." (Executive summary)