Profiles and news stories covering Africa's diaspora
From her law school roots in Nigeria to the highest halls of American academia, Dehlia Umunna made history at Harvard Law School. Her relentless work in public defense and criminal justice reform shows how African scholars are transforming global legal education.
Globally, African travelers face the world's highest visa rejection rates. Because non-refundable application fees are retained regardless of the outcome, millions of dollars flow directly from developing nations into Western treasuries yearly, creating what experts call a "reverse remittance."
In 2024, 46 percent of sub-Saharan African immigrants aged 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher, exceeding both the overall foreign-born population and U.S.-born adults.
