[ 2014-02-05 ]

Fuse ODG calls on Africans abroad to return to the continent to aid in development efforts
Africa is rising. The continent is and has always
been the source of a huge chunk of the world’s
raw materials. As attention turns to Africa to
power the world’s needs, young African
professionals living abroad are being called on to
return to the continent to aid development efforts
with their expertise.

The call for Africans abroad to return to the
motherland has been given some more support by
MOBO Award winner and Antenna hit-maker FUSE ODG.

In an interview on the BBC’s News Day programme
earlier on Wednesday, the Ghanaian born Afropop
superstar called on Africans worldwide to rally
behind development efforts to change the negative
perceptions about Africa and make it as good as
the countries they have emigrated to.

“It’s a call of action. Africa is not all
about the negatives. We need to actually do
something. We need to actually take action to make
sure that the perception actually changes and as
being in Africa and actually something to make
sure that Africa is a great place to be,” he
said.

He added that: “We need to go back to the
continent to re-invest and invest our skills
because I feel that our parents left Africa
because the home that they had was not quite
habitable for them…so it’s important that we
rebuild our home…and I feel that it has to be
our generation. We’ve gained skilled from the
UK, we’ve gained skill from the US and it’s
our responsibility to build Africa,” he
continued.

Fuse ODG disclosed in the interview that he is on
a mission to showcase the new Africa to the world
and his music is the vehicle for him to use to
spread the message.

His TINA - This Is the New Africa - movement
became a global phenomenon after the success of
his first two singles Azonto and Antenna. The
latter featured Wyclef Jean and earned his a MOBO
Award.

Fuse ODG, born Nana Richard Abiona, is expected to
release his TINA album in May 2014.

Source - Citifmonline

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