Nevertheless, we should not forket that over the past 20 year more Africans have gone to North America and Europ thanwere shipped by force across in Lidya alone are waiting to escape to Europc.The real indicator of whether change is real and trusted is when people begin to go home. The great historic tragedides that created mass migration from places as diverse as Ireland, Cambodia and Armenia have also provided the phenomenon of these expatriates and their children returning to help in the reconstruction of their homeland, as tourists, as investors and, in many cases, as key bureaucrats and ministers. Their ability and willingness to help represents a valuable asset that a few countries still ignore to their cost. Africa’s diaspora has yet to return.