How Canada can foster deeper ties with African continent

The conviction that Africa could occupy a leading role in this century, not in terms of power, but in terms of importance, is spreading around the world. Canada must take note.

Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, hosted Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, to sign the Global Affairs Canada-African Union Commission Co-operation Framework on May 17, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR AMINA GERBA

May 25, 2023

Never have African Canadians and their descendants been so numerous in Canada. In 20 years, the African diaspora has more than tripled, from 300,000 people in 2000 to 1.3 million in 2021. If we add Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean descendants, the African-Canadian population...

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