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The past two decades have witnessed the intensification of globalization and the unprecedented exodus of Africans to developed countries. The two trends have profound implications for the North and South and also for Africans and their relationship to their homeland. This paper examines the relationship and explores the challenges of engaging, interrogating and re-imaging the notion of Diaspora.
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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor Michael C. Mbabuike, “Ugonabo” – an accomplished poet, a distinguished scholar, a most valued colleague, a brother in the truest sense of the word, a decent man – with whom I shared an immense love for our homeland, Igboland.
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Nnaemeka, O. Re-imagining the Diaspora: History, Responsibility, and Commitment in an Age of Globalization. Dialect Anthropol 31, 127–141 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10624-007-9031-8
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