Special Report - India-Africa: The Diaspora Link
Of all foreign diaspora in
Africa… none has been so deeply incorporated and embedded into the economic, political, cultural and social fabric of the continent as the
Indian. In some
African countries more than others.
From traders… to indentured labour brought in by the
British… in colonial African economies of the mid-20th
Century, the Indian community had homogenized itself into African life… playing a growingly substantial role in business and trade… and also in pre-independence politics of several nations.
Today, people of Indian origin in Africa hold a place of respect and are generally prosperous.
They are looked at as sincere and hardworking. The
Indian diaspora in Africa has deeply imbibed the Indian value system – a strong sense of sincerity, thinking of children – their educat
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