Abet Mongbet

Migration and socio-spatial development on the Kye-Ossi border Abet Mongbet

In view of current events on migration, the lack of work on internal migration and the pejorative image of migrants, this study aims to show the contribution of migrants to socio-economic development in Kyé-Ossi. To do this, the author uses methods applied in the social sciences. It starts from a quantitative survey with interviews. Bivariate and regression analysis, as well as content analysis, were added to the direct observations dear to geographers. As a result of this methodology, the results testify to the plural contribution of migrants to the socio-spatial transformation of the border. First, the deployment of migrants in economic activities dominated by trade creates a liveliness in Kye-Ossi. In addition, the construction of stores, dwellings, schools, health facilities, mosques and community homes offers a new landscape to this space. In addition, the dynamism imparted to the natives and the intensification of economic activities complement the socio-spatial changes brought about by the migrants; hence the socio-economic development.