The NGO Azaaban in ten years of existence, has enabled 40,000 Americans, descendants of slaves, to find their Burkinabe origins, the AIB has learned.
The NGO Azaaban, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in New York on August 5, 2023, said it had enabled 40,000 Americans, descendants of slaves, to find their origins during this period.
Its president, Burkina section, Adama Ouédraogo, made this announcement during a videoconference with Franceline Toé, special adviser to the Burkinabè Prime Minister Me Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambèla, in charge of the Diaspora.
The NGO was created in 2013 in the United States with the aim of bringing together Americans of Burkinabe origin and organizing their return to Burkina Faso, added Mr. Ouédraogo, still quoted by the communication service of the Primature.
He explained that these people were able to identify their origins, from DNA tests.
"Burkina Faso is the homeland of the ancestors ready to welcome all those who wish to return to the homeland from which their ancestors left by force, steeped in human dignity and reduced by barbarism and the exploitation of men of little faith. The homeland of honest men welcomes the descendants of its children with open arms,” said Francine Toé, according to the same source.
Ms. Toé urged these daughters and sons of Burkina to seize investment opportunities in the country, particularly in the fields of energy, health, agriculture, solar energy, livestock, mining, construction and public works.
Francine Toé congratulated the NGO Azaaban for the difficult work it does in the quest for African Americans who are looking for their roots.
According to the United Nations, more than 15 million African men, women and children were deported during the slave trade over 400 years, between the 15th and 19th centuries .
Source: Burkina Information Agency