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Ghana Urged to Remove Diaspora Return Barriers
Ghana must create practical pathways for diaspora return and settlement to boost national development.
In brief
Ghana must create practical pathways for diaspora return and settlement to boost national development. Ghana's government is urged to establish support systems for diaspora returnees to settle, invest, and contribute to national development. Originally reported by Allafrica.
Diaspora Return Urged
Ghanaian government urged to remove barriers for permanent diaspora return and settlement.
Dr Collins Rawlings Nyunyonyame
Dr Collins Rawlings Nyunyonyame, Acting Executive Director of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, urged accessible information and institutions for diaspora return.
Citizenship Challenges
Prospective returnees face difficulties navigating citizenship procedures without adequate government assistance.
Diaspora Opportunity Platform
Proposed platform connects returnees to investment, housing, business registration and skills-transfer programs.
National Development Focus
Diaspora should be partners in national development through investment and skills transfer, not just tourism.
Open D.O.O.R. Dialogues
Initiative shifts from tourism-focused Year of Return to Decade of Repatriation 2026-2036.
Government Commitment
Deputy Minister James Gyakye Quayson reaffirmed commitment to diaspora engagement and practical return pathways.
The key point
Ghana's government is urged to establish support systems for diaspora returnees to settle, invest, and contribute to national development.
