Diaspora Debate

As Rwanda day 2013 comes to London for the first time, let me take this opportunity to talk about the role that the Rwandan business community in the diaspora can  playing by embracing  the creation of Rwanda startup culture and

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Last year, I attended a conference that brought together African thought leaders. In a session about African identity, we explored the question of whether one could claim to be African without being fluent in any African languages. A passionate, and near disruptive

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“There are more opportunities in Britain”, says Gulaid, a Norwegian-Somali barber shop owner from Streatham. The land of opportunity? You might be forgiven for raising an eyebrow or two with unemployment high and with the threat of a triple-dip recession

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Centuries old, travel writing has been instrumental in crafting perceptions of the world we live in; journeying authors have wielded significant influence over immobile audiences who have wanted to ‘see’ beyond their own square mile of existence. For the most

Read the rest of What Space for African Eyes? Travel Writing and Africa in the 21st century – By Fatimah Kelleher »

The brain drain Africa suffered since the double waves of decolonisation and structural adjustment did not only impact negatively on political and economic developments, but also decimated Africa as professional and business elite – students and refugees emigrated to escape

Read the rest of Diaspora Media: Africa’s missing link with its Diaspora – By Dr Ola Ogunyemi »

Another day, another ‘Africa rising’ type e-zine pings its way into my inbox. Just as my mouse picks it up and places it in its proper place in junk, my phone lights up with yet another Facebook picture post of

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The importance of faith and religious observance amongst African and African diaspora communities was the impetus for a conference held last week by ‘Africa-UK’ – a diaspora engagement project aimed at increasing the impact of the UK’s African Diaspora on

Read the rest of Faith and Development in Africa: A new perspective on Diaspora Engagement? – By Dele Meiji Fatunla »

I recently gave a talk for Radio 4’s Four Thought series, exploring the links between childhood war trauma suffered by young Somali men and the way some are drawn to violent gang culture. Like other young Somali men I arrived

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In Europe (and Britain) religion is often thought to be in terminal decline. Yet, the fact is that African Christians and Muslims increasingly occupy a prominent place within the multicultural religious and social landscape of contemporary society.  Any assessment of

Read the rest of Religion and Diaspora: African Migrants’ Religious Networks in Britain and Europe – By Dr Joel Cabrita »

When the African Development Bank announced its decision to launch a $ 22 billion bond to its member states it found an unlikely supporter in Ghanaian born fashion designer, Ozwald Boateng. Boateng’s organisation, the Made in Africa Foundation, a charitable

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