How Africa’s Diaspora can go from Intention to Impact
Africa's diaspora has been one of the continent's largest sources of external capital.
In 2024, remittances to the continent crossed $95 billion.
The intention has never been the question.
But money sent home is only one slice of the picture. As more diaspora professionals move beyond remittances, toward investing, building ventures, transferring skills, and in some cases relocating, a new question is emerging.
How do we move from intention to impact?
This is the question Building Back Home set out to answer.
In our newly released report, From Intent to Impact: Mobilising Africa's Diaspora to Build Back Home, we map the full spectrum of diaspora contribution, the structural gaps that block it, and what a community-first model for engagement actually looks like in practice.
Join us at Tech Safari as we take a deep dive into the report defining how the next decade of diaspora engagement gets built.
We are moving beyond remittances to unpack what it actually takes for diaspora to contribute meaningfully, whether that's capital, skills, time, or a one-way ticket home.
Join the conversation with:
Amolo Ngweno, Chair, BFA Global
Caleb Maru, Founder, Tech Safari.
We'll dive deep into the report's key findings:
The Spectrum of Contribution: From remittances to relocation, we'll look at the data behind how diaspora actually engage with African markets today, and how the picture is shifting.
The Real Blockers: We'll unpack the structural, institutional, and personal frictions that turn good intentions into stalled plans, and which of them are finally starting to break down.
Community as Infrastructure: Why peer networks and community-first models are emerging as the missing layer between diaspora intent and on-the-ground impact.
What Still Needs to Exist: A look at the policy, platforms, and capital flows that need to be built in the next five years to make meaningful contributions easier, not harder.
The intention has always been there. The infrastructure is finally catching up.
Get the full picture.
You can also download the report below.