Mapping diaspora resources for Africa

AfroNeth (www.afroneth.nl/) - set up in February 2003 to encourage Africans living in the Netherlands to contribute to the development of Africa - organised an African Diaspora Summit in December 2003 to map out, assess, and harness the diaspora’s resources for Africa. A conference background paper by Dr A A Mohamoud entitled African Diaspora and Development of Africa calls on the Nederlandse Bank, the Dutch government and commercial banks to work with diaspora groups to ease the process of remitting money home. The report also calls on African governments to provide a structure for rural investment of remittances.