African Diaspora in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development of Africa
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2008
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Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
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This paper examines the role of the African diasporic communities in post-conflict peace building of war torn homelands. The aftermath of armed conflicts in African states is always a critical period necessitating financial, physical and human assistance from local and international bodies, both non-governmental and governmental. These bodies are known to have the capability to intervene in the rehabilitation and reintegration of war victims as well as reconstruction of states in war-torn countries. It is in this regard that the role of the African diaspora has become very pertinent, even then, most writings focus on the African disapora's role to immediate families during and after wars, either in form of remittances or relocation abroad. Therefore, this paper intends to explore the diasporic post-conflict peacebuilding role in the public space, the kinds of agencies institutionalized by them and the consequences of their participation in building peace in war-torn homelands.