For the greater part of this month on our Medium blog, we have covered different aspects surrounding investments. This is mainly informed by the needs of Africans living abroad as well as their beneficiaries back home. Our diaspora survey also revealed that about 21% of the funds that Africans in…

Investing is the act of purchasing an asset with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in value in the future. However, this term is often (and somewhat incorrectly) used interchangeably with “saving”. Saving typically precedes investing and is simply the act of putting aside funds to purchase…

We’ve on previous occasions discussed the important contributions of diaspora communities. The most visible contribution that any diaspora community has — especially in developing countries — is their economic contribution to their home countries through the substantial amounts of money they send back home to their families to supplement consumption…

What does it take? Depending on who you ask, living in a foreign country can to a large extent be somewhat difficult. Whether it’s the different languages or accents, different geography or entirely different cultures. …

A Look Into The Diaspora Remittance Recipient Experience Much of the existing information on diaspora remittances remains focused on the source and the senders with little said about the destination and recipients of these funds. This incomplete picture ignores the very important role played by recipients of these funds yet…

Strengthening the Connection Between Africa and its Diaspora — Migration has existed since the dawn of mankind. People who have lived in any place for long enough seek to explore new opportunities and make new discoveries outside of their sphere of existence, typically with the promise of better things. After all, the grass is always greener. …

2020 dragged on like a bad movie, but collectively, the last 20 years have flown by. Africa’s population stood at about 810 million in the year 2000 accounting for 14.1% of the global tally. We are currently at about 1.34 billion on the continent and make up 18.2% of world…

There Seem to be Some Low-Hanging Fruit Last week we gave you some insights into a survey we carried out among Africans living abroad with respect to their experiences when sending money home. We learned a lot through that survey as well as the interactions that have followed since then. …

What over 100 Africans from 10 different African countries told us. Over the years and based on individual experiences, we’ve been curiously following the remittance inflows sent by the African diaspora into their home continent. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of our founders, Brian, experienced first hand the challenges faced by Africans living and working abroad when they…