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Diaspora Business Roundtable

Commerce, capital, and the $100 billion question.

Nigerian banks and the diaspora
Featured · Jul 21, 2025

Why the Diaspora Represents Untapped Growth and Trust Potential for Forward-Thinking Nigerian Banks

"Engaging the diaspora is not a marketing opportunity. It's a trust mandate." A case for why forward-thinking Nigerian banks must meet the diaspora where it is.

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Diaspora remittances
Jul 7, 2026

The Diaspora Has $100 Billion to Send Home Every Year. We Should Probably Have a Plan.

Remittances are the diaspora's largest collective investment — it's time they came with a strategy.

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African banks
Jun 22, 2026

African Banks Are Losing $40 Billion. And It's Not About Tech.

When a 67-year-old uncle bypasses his lifelong bank for an app, the problem isn't technology — it's trust.

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Diaspora market
May 10, 2026

Stop Calling It "The Diaspora." It's Your Biggest Market.

Africans abroad sent $95 billion home last year. Your brand got 12 cents of it. Let's talk about why.

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African business rooms
Mar 23, 2026

Old School vs. New School: Why African Business Rooms Feel So Tense

The generational tension shaping every African boardroom — and how to turn it into an advantage.

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African policy ideas
Jul 17, 2026

Africa Needs Your Big Idea. We Are Asking for It in Three Paragraphs.

On calls for papers, working groups, and how the policy world invites — and limits — diaspora ideas.

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Diaspora Business Roundtable
About the Program

The Diaspora Business Roundtable

A working session of African and African-American business leaders, policy stakeholders, and trade representatives focused on deal-flow — convened in Washington, D.C.

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Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival

A decade of culture on one Houston stage.

A decade of Nigerian culture in Houston
Featured · Jun 25, 2026

Ten Years, One Stage: A Decade of Nigerian Culture in Houston

Some anniversaries don't need a press release — they announce themselves through the sheer weight of what they've built. Ten years of the Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival.

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Diaspora marketing
Feb 7, 2025

Diaspora Marketing 101: Why Aunties Are the Best Influencers

Forget Instagram ads. If you want your event to go viral in the diaspora, you need the aunties.

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Diaspora events
Feb 7, 2025

Diaspora Events: Where Everyone is 'Coming Soon' and No One is on Time

If you've ever planned a diaspora event, you already know — time is just a suggestion.

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Igbofest Houston
Jun 26, 2026

A Field Guide to Igbofest Houston 2026: Everything a First-Timer Should Know

Masquerades, music, and everything a first-timer should know about Houston's Igbo cultural celebration.

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