ISBN : 9782296568884
HARNESSING DIASPORA INITIATIVES FOR SUB-REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA
Bolade M. Eyinla
For the purpose of this paper, the Diaspora is defined as populations of migrant origin scattered in various destinations and between which there exists multifarious links involving flows and exchanges of people and resources between the homeland and the host countries (Van Hear 1998. Vertovec and Cohen 1999). The Diaspora consist of varied and sometimes complex mixture of peoples who arrived at their different locations in the host countries at different times, through different means including legal and illegal entry and human trafficking, through different channels including labour migration, asylum seekers and family (re) unions and for various purposes including educational and professional pursuits and advancement and humanitarian protection....