African diaspora.African leaders meeting in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on 19 July made a passionate appeal to Africans in the diaspora to show confidence in the mother continent and commit their resources to its development. Ten African leaders spoke at the Leon H. Sullivan summit which was organised to find ways to encourage private sector investment, especially from the Diasporan Africans. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born October 7 1950) is a Tanzanian politician and current President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Kikwete was born in Msoga, Bagamoyo District, Tanzania or as it was then known, Tanganyika. (pictured above), said the architecture of the global economy was such that resources were concentrated in very few places. "I am told that in the US, $750bn worth of assets is held by people of African ancestry an·ces·try n. pl. an·ces·tries 1. Ancestral descent or lineage. 2. Ancestors considered as a group. [Middle English auncestrie, alteration (influenced by . Our request: let those resources help the development of the motherland moth·er·land n. 1. One's native land. 2. The land of one's ancestors. 3. A country considered as the origin of something. ," Kikwete said. The host president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said the reforms being undertaken by African countries were aimed at encouraging Diasporan Africans to return home and contribute more meaningfully to the continent's development. "As we reform our governance structures and economies, promoting more transparency (1) The quality of being able to see through a material. The terms transparency and translucency are often used synonymously; however, transparent would technically mean "seeing through clear glass," while translucent would mean "seeing through frosted glass." See alpha blending. and economic opportunities, I think we are on our way to turning the so-called brain drain brain drain n. The loss of skilled intellectual and technical labor through the movement of such labor to more favorable geographic, economic, or professional environments. in Africa into brain gain," he said. |
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