Can Cape Verde tempt its diaspora home with its digital hub plans?
\u201cWe\u2019re creating a new generation of digital entrepreneurs that we like to call digital warriors\u2026 And this new generation they\u2019re passionate about technology \u2013 they\u2019re going to be the ones driving innovation in our country.\u201d
Throughout its history, the island nation of Cape Verde has seen heavy emigration \u2013 especially at times of drought and shortages. It means that now there are many more Cape Verdeans living abroad than on the islands themselves.
And while the government acknowledges the benefits that have come with that \u2013 with its diaspora sending back much-needed foreign currency \u2013 it now wants to encourage young people to find opportunities on the islands by developing the country as a \u2018digital hub for West Africa\u2019.
On today\u2019s Africa Daily Alan @Kasujja speaks with Pedro Lopes, Cape Verde\u2019s minister for digital economy, as well as entrepreneurs \xd3scar Borges and Jael Alves Monteiro.
With special thanks to producer Anne Marie Borges.