Former Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia SAN

Former Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, has called on Africans in the Diaspora to look homewards and tap into the increasing opportunities available on the continent, as they continue in their search for greener pasture.

Delivering  a well-researched paper titled ‘Harnessing Diaspora Economic Prospects for Africa’s Growth’ at the just concluded WIN Summit in London, Ajumogobia lauded the attachment of Africans to their fatherland as shown in amount of remittances accrued to the continent. In his word, “an estimated $40 billion was received in remittances from Africans in Diaspora in 2010. This was larger than the Gross Domestic Products (GDP’s) of 43 African countries in the same year, and speaks much about the current impact and future potential that the African Diaspora holds for the growth of the continent.

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has suspended its Youth League leader, Julius Malema, from the party for five years, after finding him guilty of sowing division.

The firebrand youth leader was axed by the governing council of ANC for bringing the party into disrepute. The action would entail that Juju, as he is popularly called, step down as president of the ANC’s youth wing, as ruled by the party disciplinary committee.

Olawale Ajani

According to a reliable source which confirmed the development, Ajani’s present travail is hinged on the announcement of the increasingly popular Hunger Strike 11-11-11 protest to be staged by a coalition of several Nigerian youth groups in Abuja on Friday 11 November 2011.