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| | Africa and its people living outside the continent are united through blood ties, cultural affinity and shared history, and to |
 | | The International Office of Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, estimates that the African Diaspora population in France is 1,633,142 and another 1.5 million African Diasporas live in other European countries. |
 | | Third, the phenomenon of globalization, with its gradual erosion of national or regional economic boundaries and the instant capacity to connect people living thousands of miles apart, is accelerating the quest for connectivity among people of shared lineage and history. |
 | | Africa and its people living outside the continent are united through blood ties, cultural affinity and shared history, and to some extent, a common destiny. |
| www.addistribune.com /Archives/2004/01/23-01-04/Africa.htm (1974 words) |
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