Need for solidarity between Africa, diaspora, Afro-descendants: A major challenge of 9th Pan-African Congress

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Need for solidarity between Africa, diaspora, Afro-descendants: A major challenge of 9th Pan-African Congress

The idea of moving towards a 9th Pan-Afri­can Congress in Lomé, Togo, was imposed on Africa for a number of reasons. This includes the need to put an end to the paradox between the desire clearly expressed at institutional and national levels by the African Union to involve the diasporas more deeply in the work of conti­nental development and the feeling of abandonment by Africa among several Afro-descendants. Some Afro-descendants feel resentfu…