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ArgumentSeveral migration researchers have for a decade, produced empirical work on migration and development. According to Hein de Haas (2008:2) this boom coincides with the &#8220;rediscovery of remittances as a &#8220;bottom up&#8221; source of development finance and the celebration of the transnational engagement of migrants with the development of their origin societies&#8221;. West Africa serves as a good example for this migration-development-nexus. It is a region with a tradition of high mobility and citizenship which is not defined along national boarders but across space. West African migrants partake in development initiatives, especially in the socio-economic and political sectors, and in flows and exchanges between host countries and countries of origin. Migrants from West-Africa, do not belong to either home or host countries, they often build up connections with and owe allegiances to both: they are &#8220;Here&#8221; (e.g. in the European host countries) and &#8220;There&#8221; (West-Africa). Since mid 80&#8217;s emigration constitutes one of the main economic resources for West African countries. Beyond their economic significance, remittances are a fundamental symbol of the migrant&#8217;s loyalty towards their non-migrant family. Politicians used in multiple ways migrants as informal political capital. Indeed, the growth of associations with a transnational orientation towards the development of the communities of origin after 2000 is partially affected by National Government&#8217; interests in capitalizing migrants&#8217; potentials. Based on this, the panel aims to enlarge current debates on migration and development in the West-African context. Here we are interested in discussing papers that deal with migration and development; remittances and their effects, e.g. on social strategies; West-African migration policies and implications of migration on citizenship.&#160;Submission guidelinesThe Conferences languages are French and English.Deadline for submission: November 14, 2017, (300 Words Abstract).Panel convenorsDr. Danielle MINTEU KADJE,&#160; University of Yaound&#233; 2(Annex of Bertoua-Cameroon) Faculty of law and political Sciences danielle.kadje@gmail.com&#160;Magdalene PAC,&#160; University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf (Germany) Faculty of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies&#160; magdalene.pac@hs-duesseldorf.deReferencesDe Haas, Hein., 2008. &#8220;Migration and Development. A Theoretical Perspective.&#8221; International Migration Institute, University of Oxford.Minteu-Kadje, Danielle. 2014&#160;/&#160;12, &#8220;Penser le Codeveloppement, la Dynamique&#160;Franco-Malienne."&#160;Sens Public,:1&#8211;6.http://www.sens-public.org/spip.php?article1124Minteu-Kadje, Danielle.2017/08,&#160;&#171; Transnational Migration among migrants from Cameroon&#160;&#187;,in &#160;Migration and Development in Africa&#160;: Trends, Challenges and Policy implications,(eds), John A. Arthur, steve Tonah, Mary B.Setrana, Lexington books, Rowman and Littlefield.Bendel, Petra.2017.EU Refugees Policy in crisis.&#160;Blockades.Decisions.Solutions. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.