Remittances keep households afloat, support education and healthcare, and stabilize economies across Africa. But the systems that move that money still impose painful costs on the people sending it. This is the paradox at the heart of diaspora finance: the money is celebrated, while the people behind it remain overcharged.
Category: Diaspora
From Year of Return to the 17th Region: Is Ghana Finally Giving the Diaspora Real Power?
Ghana is trying to move diaspora engagement beyond emotional homecoming and into policy, reparations, investment, and national development. The question is whether calling the diaspora the ‘17th Region’ will create real influence and accountability, or simply repackage belonging as a powerful but ultimately symbolic national story.