With the help of the EurAfrican Forum, an initiative that the Diaspora Council launched two years ago, it was possible to “already stimulate the creation of diaspora councils in five African countries: Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Guinea-Bissau,”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
According to the Portuguese businessman, \u201cthese counterparts\nare totally independent\u201d, being created by people in these countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We, the Diaspora Council, are merely spurring this\nonset and giving our experience a little,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he added that the Diaspora Council “finds it\nextremely important” to “eventually create almost a federation of\nDiasporas councils”, allowing “to articulate the various messages and\nabove all the help that may exist in this area.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the theme of the third edition of the EuroAfrican\nForum, to be held in 2020, Filipe Botton said that this \u201chas to do with new\npossibilities for joint investments between the two continents, as Europe has\nthe knowledge and Africa has the markets and the possibility. to invest \u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Of course here we position Portugal as a platform for\nmeeting Europe-Africa,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Filipe Botton stressed that the \u201cEuroAfrican Forum is not a\nmeeting between Portugal and Africa, nor Portugal and Lusophone Africa\u201d, but\n\u201cclearly, a meeting between Europe and Africa as a whole, where Portugal is the\nmeeting place\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The issue is also aimed at “stimulating the strength of\nAfrican diasporas” as well as debating their role in the future, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Portuguese businessman, the first edition\nof the forum “allowed a rapprochement between Portugal and Angola”,\nand the second, in which the Diaspora Council, in articulation with the\nPresident of the Republic, was attended by the President of Mozambique, Filipe\nNyusi , debated the “aid to tragedy” responses this year to\nMozambique, with cyclones Idai and Kennet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The third and next edition, in 2020, should also contribute\nto “strengthening international relations”, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This initiative, he stressed, has always been made in\nperfect articulation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President of\nthe Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This event usually gathers 700 participants, who discuss the\nthemes of the development of institutional relations between Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe think this is very important for Portugal because it\nallows us to assert Portugal,\u201d concluded the chairman of the Diaspora Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The VII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Diaspora Council,\nwhich will be held this Friday, has as its theme “Thinking the economy on\nour planet” and will discuss, among other things, the challenges of the\ntransition to a new system of production and consumption, read in the release\nof the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event counts on the opening session with the\nintervention of the Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Augusto\nSantos Silva, and the closing with the President of the Republic, Marcelo\nRebelo de Sousa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In previous years, the Diaspora Council’s annual meeting\ndiscussed themes such as talent and the national education system, investment,\nleadership and diversity, cyber security, digital age management, cultural\ndiplomacy, 21st century skills, industry development audiovisual industry in\nPortugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Portuguese Diaspora Council is a private non-profit\nassociation, founded in 2012, with the High Sponsorship of the Presidency of\nthe Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year was recognized by the Portuguese State with the\nstatus of Non-Governmental Organization for Development (NGDO), for the work\nthat has been developed in favor of relations between Portugal and Africa.\nthrough the EurAfrican Forum platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its main instrument of intervention is a Portuguese and\nPortuguese-speaking liaison network, the World Portuguese Network, which\ncomprises 96 members, spread across 26 countries and 50 cities on five\ncontinents, with intervention and influence in the areas of Economy, Science,\nCulture and Citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Lusa, December 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the help of the EurAfrican Forum, an initiative that the Diaspora Council launched two years ago, it was possible to “already stimulate the creation of diaspora councils in five African countries: Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Guinea-Bissau,”","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[201,254,264,17,196],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n