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Success for AFFORD’s advocacy to keep money transfer businesses open during COVID-19 lockdown On 21 April 2020, the UK government amended the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 to include money transfer organisations as essential service providers, exempted from restrictions during the lockdown period. This follows direct representations made by AFFORD to the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee and to DFID (Department for International Development), about the vital role of remittance flows in supporting day to day living and alleviating poverty in these times of crisis and emergency.
UK government classifies remittances as essential service Read More »
Culture is vital to reconstruction. The AFFORD Institute’s Paul Asquith talks about our latest initiative and why, more than ever, culture matters.
Return of the Icons Read More »
Ama Afrifa-Tchie, founder of the The Inclusion Agilist and head of culture & wellbeing at MHFA England reflects on her experience at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering, an event she was supported to attend by AFFORD.
Paving the way for an innovation ecosystem Read More »
The likely impact of coronavirus on Africa is keeping a lot of people awake at night – both within the continent and plenty outside of it too, writes Paul Asquith, AFFORD’s engagement and policy manager.
Coronavirus challenges in Africa – bleak prospects, but already seeds of hope Read More »
AFFORD (The African Foundation for Development) is encouraging diaspora communities, especially young people, to have their say on the return of stolen African artefacts held in British museums.
Diaspora communities urged to have their say through our Return of the Icons programme Read More »
Building on the findings of Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s (MIF) 2019 Ibrahim Forum Report on African migrations, this joint research paper, co-authored by MIF, the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) and Welcoming Diasporas, complements the migration discussion with that on the African diaspora.
Africans in the world: engine for development or brain drain? Read More »
AFFORD will launch a pilot project in Benin to examine the investment potential of the diaspora in the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector with the aim of strengthening entrepreneurship and creating sustainable jobs.
Benin pilot explores potential of diaspora investment Read More »
A new Public Private Dialogue (PPD) between investors and the Government of Sierra Leone was launched at an event held on the sidelines of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London this week, part of the Invest Salone initiative.
Exploring opportunities to invest in Salone Read More »
In her address to the participants of the GFMD, AFFORD deputy director and GFMD civil society co-chair Stella Opoku-Owusu highlighted the role of civil society organisations in achieving the commitments of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) adopted by 152 States, and the need to act on those commitments.
Let’s put migrants at the heart of our deliberations Read More »
