Ghana intensifies efforts to woo Africans in the diaspora

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Since 2019, Ghana has actively invited people of African descent — whether to visit or resettle. Its "Year of Return" and "Beyond the Return" campaigns generated billions of dollars in tourism revenue. Now, the government’s "Black Stars Experience" initiative wants to attract even more visitors and investors.

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00:00So in terms of me coming back to Ghana, I'm not one of those people who will sugarcoat

00:29it and say it's been a smooth road.

00:31You reach a lot of roadblocks, people not where they're supposed to be, paperwork taking longer

00:36than it should.

00:37It makes it hard to live as an individual.

00:40And also for people like me who are entrepreneurs, it makes it hard for you to make a true impact

00:46on society because it limits your ability to create jobs.

00:59At our office of the Dashboard Affairs at the Presidency, we are there as facilitators

01:08to make this happen.

01:09And it doesn't matter where you find yourself in the world, we have a 24 hour hotline where

01:13people can call from wherever, you know, whatever your challenges are, whatever your needs are,

01:17be it legal support, health, what have you, we are there as facilitators to make Ghana a

01:24very comfortable place for you to reside.

01:31If we're very intentional with the Diaspora, you know, we could do a lot with them.

01:39And it's just, it's not just getting them to bring in funds, you know, remittances, but

01:43also being intentional to make them part of nation building.

01:47It's the reason we're having this year's Diaspora Summit.

01:53We are advocating for the right of any African born outside of the continent to return home

02:11because one, they want to.

02:13Two, they may want to make contributions as far as raising their children here or doing business.

02:20For whatever the reason, they have a right to return.

02:22This is international principle.

02:23More acceptable.

02:24holes.

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