The African Diaspora, Civil Society and African Integration
This paper, a work-in-progress, makes a contribution to the discussions on the appropriate modalities for incorporating the African diaspora in the African integration project. It argues that the most appropriate entry points for incorporating the African diaspora into the integration project might not, necessarily, be in the formal political structures, although this is important. To the contrary, the most effective and sustainable might be within civil society--that is the links between the peoples and organizations of Africa and the diaspora. Using the case of the African academy-as an institution of civil society--the paper outlines a conceptual framework for incorporating the diaspora into the African integration project.
The Second Boat of Africa’s New Diaspora: Looking at the Other Side of the Global Divide with an Emphasis on Sudan
The processes of globalization have accelerated the exodus of the highly skilled from the collapsing modernization project. This article suggests that the flight of the educated elite is linked to the relative strength of the nation-state and both the length and intensity of internal conflicts. It is also suggested that the "skills exodus" may represent a major disruption in the political and social development of Africa, leading to further marginalization and affecting Africa's capacity to revive development or envision an alternative development path. The emphasis is on Sudan's unprecedented massive skills exodus during the past three decades, suggesting that this one case is extremely relevant to the rest of the continent, given the country's favorable situation at the time of its independence in 1956.
Transcending Traditions: African, African-American and African Diaspora Studies in the 21st Century—The Past Must Be The Prologue
study of Africans in the continental United States of America, while "African Diaspora Studies" refers to people of African descent outside continental Africa. However, at specific periods, the data from all of these studies became intertwined, and have influenced each other. The principal reason for this was that Africa and its peoples were so long maligned, that other peoples, especially the dominant Europeans, saw no reason to judge them separately. The result is that African peoples are still involved in a concerted struggle to gain total freedom and equality for themselves and the continent with which