Media entrepreneur, political consultant and author, Adebola Williams, has underlined the importance of Diaspora Africans’ contributions to the overall development of Africa.
During his tour of four American cities and book launch, titled ‘African Power Girls’, Williams said the continent is not complete if it does not include and acknowledge efforts, contributions and achievements of those abroad.
He submitted that the future of Africa depends on its people overseas due to the skills, knowledge, education, experiences and networks that they have garnered for the good of all at home.
Williams said Africans in the Diaspora and their Black American counterparts needed to start thinking about building their nations of origin.
The Nigerian took his inspirational ‘girl-child empowerment’ message to Atlanta and Los Angeles, where he told his audience that young girls do not need permission from society to excel.
He said: “I wrote the African Power Girls book to let young girls across the world know that before the world tells them that they can’t dream, hope and aspire, several women like them have gone through a lot, and in the process, built amazing things and achieved incredible feats. I want them to know that they do not need anyone’s permission to succeed.”
The trip was supported by several notable international brands, including Leatherback, a financial technology company facilitating safe, quick, and efficient cross-border payment.
The CEO, Toyeeb Ibrahim, observed: “At Leatherback, we recognise the importance of Diaspora Africans in the overall development of the continent, as well as the role that we all must play.
“This is in line with our mission to create a global community in which financial transaction restrictions are removed.
“We currently empower Africans in the Diaspora by providing solutions designed to address their cross-border payment needs, allowing them to send and receive money in 15 currencies with ease across 21 countries on the go, using our mobile app, without physically visiting a bank.”
