The home of the African diaspora

Where the diaspora
helps the
diaspora.

A network for Africans abroad. Help each other. Sit together. Bounce ideas.

CONNECT · INVEST · BUILD · BELONG · CONNECT · INVEST · BUILD · BELONG ·
54
Nations · One Forum
160M+
Diaspora Worldwide

We exist to create opportunity among ourselves — then with the world.

Help. Sit together. Bounce ideas.

Three things. We insist on doing them among ourselves first.

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Help & Be Helped

Give. Receive. Pay it forward.

Search to find members who can help
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You Are Not Alone

Share what you carry. Find others who carry it too.

Channel · “We are together”
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Bounce Ideas

Inspiring talks. Open Q&A. Ideas in the open.

Live talks · Open Q&A

A network with real weight.

Reach across the global African diaspora.

54+
African nations represented
30+
Global city chapters
160M
In the global African diaspora
$95B+
Annual diaspora remittances

Winning the Africa ⇄ Abroad corridor.

Brands we’ve helped reach the diaspora.

Lemfi Fintech · Remittance
Founders Running Club Community

What we see in the corridor.

Research from the network — free to read.

Samuel Kimani Sikuku, Founder of Africa Global Forum

About Africa Global Forum

Africa Global Forum is a peer network for the African diaspora. We believe Africa’s century will be shaped by its people abroad — and we’re the network where they meet, help and back each other.

We shape opportunity through community, live talks and free research across the Africa ⇄ Abroad corridor — among ourselves first, then with the world.

Africa Global Forum is where the diaspora helps the diaspora.


Samuel Kimani Sikuku Founder · Africa Global Forum Growth & Operations · Africa ⇄ Europe Corridor

Also in the corridor.

Other things Samuel is building for the diaspora — each one useful on its own, together part of the same picture.

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    Kifurushi
    Peer-to-peer parcel platform between Africa and the diaspora — send anything home with someone already flying.
    Africa ⇆ Abroad
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    Prep Exam Civique
    Practice the French civic-integration exam. For the CIR and the naturalisation interview — questions, mocks, tips.
    France only
  3. 03
    Malakai Stories
    Trilingual bedtime stories that quietly teach — built first for one small African boy raised abroad, now open to every diaspora family.
    Kids · Culture
  4. 04
    The WhatsApp Circle
    A smaller, informal chat for the diaspora — day-to-day questions, tips, and the kind of conversations that don’t fit anywhere else.
    Community
  5. 05
    Buy Me a Book
    Making books accessible to the readers who can’t afford them — because books are expensive, and a love for reading shouldn’t stop at your budget.
    Books · Access

A few things worth asking.

Who are the current members?

Africans abroad — founders, operators, investors, students, creatives and parents — building lives, businesses and futures across the Africa ⇄ Abroad corridor. Cities most represented today: London, Nairobi, Toronto, New York, Dubai, Lagos and Accra.

What do I get as a member?

Three things: warm introductions to members who can actually help; a private channel to share what you’re going through (“You Are Not Alone”); and live talks from members with open Q&A. Plus quiet access to peer dinners and local chapter meet-ups.

How is this different from other diaspora networks?

One driving belief sets us apart: we exist to create opportunity among ourselves — then with the world. We’re peer-led, not press-led: no glossy summits, no panels for panels’ sake. Just the diaspora helping the diaspora, plus clear free research on the corridor we live in.

Can I bring guests to events?

Member meet-ups are members-only to keep the trust real. If you’d like to nominate a friend who fits, send their LinkedIn and a line about them — we’ll consider case-by-case.

What kind of content do members receive?

Free research from the network — African migration, remittance apps, currency tracking, return migration, diaspora entrepreneurs and more. Members get the long version, plus quarterly notes from Samuel on what we’re seeing in the corridor.

Is the Forum free to join?

Membership is application-based. We read every application personally and write back within two weeks. Research is always free to download.

How do I contact AGF?

Write to admin@africaglobalforum.com — that’s our official inbox for everything: membership questions, partnership enquiries, press, and data requests under our Terms. For something specifically for the founder, Samuel is reachable at samuel@africaglobalforum.com or on LinkedIn. We read every message and write back personally.

Applications open · Season 01

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    Help & be helped

    A network that actually shows up.

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    You are not alone

    Find others who carry what you carry.

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    Bounce ideas

    Talks, Q&A, and rooms to think out loud.

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