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The Development Marketplace for African Diaspora in Europe (D-MADE) is a new and exciting opportunity to accessgrants financing entrepreneurial projects that are designed by Africans, to support the development ofAfrica. Based on the very succesful global Development Marketplace, for the first time such a programme will target Sub-Saharan Africa-wide members of the Diaspora living in Europe.
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With the passing of the Civil War and the arrival of the Reconstruction Era in the 1870s and 1880s, the mass development of African Diaspora communities took place nationally. At that time, many people of African descent came to the Island to work and contribute to the Island’s growing tourism economy. Several families of the Island’s current African Diaspora community have ancestors who came to the young town of Oak Bluffs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in pursuit of the Island’s well-regarded natural beauty, religious fervor, and opportunities for financial independence.
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The issue of an African Diaspora gained its initial prominence in June 2001, when the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) convened the first ever OAU-Civil Society Conference. The framework that was generated from this conference was consequently adopted by the 74th Ordinary Session of the OAU Council of Ministers in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2001. At that meeting it was ‘proposed to (OAU) member states that they develop strategies for utilizing the scientific and technological know-how and skills of Africans in the Diaspora for the development of Africa.
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Global Africa (The Africans, Part 9) Discusses African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African diaspora, particularly in North America. Also examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa. Video/C 945
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Following its endorsement, the first Diaspora African Forum was held in Accra, Ghana - tagged ACCRA 2004 - from 26th to 29th February 2004, with the theme: LINKING TOGETHER FOR UNITY AND EMPOWERMENT. Over 300 delegates, or "diasporas" as it were, thronged the city of Accra with the sole purpose of getting to know each other, as well as discussing issues that would make them impact more positively on the development of their continent.
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Tapping into the African Diaspora, Jeter said, stands as a "critical imperative" and is something in which Nigeria can play a key leadership role. "If Nigeria falls short on this account, so does Africa," he warned. "If Africa staggers, its shortcomings will reverberate throughout and weaken the Diaspora.
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