Diaspora dollars: How Africa's diaspora can fuel startup growth

The 2024 Olympics came to an end last week, and while I hardly followed it, there's a sub-plot that provides some food for thought.

On the Japanese football team were 22-year-old Joel Chima Fujita and 23-year-old Leo Kokubo. Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmpo flew the Greek flag.

All three athletes are part of Africa's rapidly growing diaspora, and Antetokounmpo was recently the subject of a WhatsApp documentary that saw him explore his Nigerian heritage.

As economic realities force more Africans to seek a life outside the continent, the size of the African diaspora will grow.

 

By Chimgozirim Nwokoma

Full story at Techpoint Africa.