The Role Of The African Union And African Diaspora In Continental Development

From earliest times, people moved from one society to another. In Africa, the movement out of the continent became highly pronounced in the trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic slave trades as well as the French colonial policy that assimilated Africans and moved them to the metropole, where they became diaspora citizens. Over the years, Africans became scattered across the continents of the world. Consequently, this study focuses on the African Union, the African diaspora and the continent’s development. The diaspora population is presented as African descendants abroad that contribute to African development. The study used secondary materials that were randomly selected from literature to develop the content of the study. It found that the African continent is faced with multiple problems that discourage the diaspora population. It therefore recommends transformational leadership within the African Union and states in the continent as paths to increased diaspora contribution to African development.