Due to the global refugee crisis migration from Africa to Europe has recently attracted much attention both of the public and political circles, especially in European ones. The International Organization for Migration always plays a crucial role in managing migration processes despite of whether the focus is on migrants and refugees arriving on European shores or improving border security in African countries. On the other hand, with increasing subregional migration, regional organizations are given great importance. The author analyses the activities of IOM and the main regional organizations in Africa within the research in order to identify the role of IOM and regional associations (ECOWAS and IGAD) in the process of managing migration ows, as well as the main areas of organizations’ activity in this area, assuming that it varies depending on the eld of migration policy.