{"id":10503,"date":"2021-10-11T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/?p=10503"},"modified":"2023-08-06T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:43:07","slug":"heritage-tourism-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/heritage-tourism-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Now Is a Great Time to Visit Africa for Heritage Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10503\" class=\"elementor elementor-10503\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529a17a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"529a17a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dddbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dddbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghana<\/a> issued a clarion call to Black people across the African diaspora to return to Africa and to specifically visit the West African country. Ghana\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yearofreturn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Year of Return<\/a> campaign, which commemorated the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first recorded enslaved Africans in Jamestown Virginia in 1619, was nothing short of a major success. While Ghana anticipated about 500,000 diasporans, more than one million people answered the call, coming from as far away as Brazil, Jamaica, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom for the yearlong series of events and cultural activities.<\/p><p>Other African countries have taken note of Ghana\u2019s success and are instituting diaspora initiatives of their own hoping to see a similar tourism boom. If you\u2019re looking to reconnect with your ancestral culture and homeland, there\u2019s never been a better time to go to Africa for heritage travel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fddd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fddd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ghana-1024x768-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ghana-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ghana-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ghana-1024x768-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0839b81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0839b81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ebe14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ebe14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ghana<\/h3><p>During the Year of Return (YOR), the Chiefs of Asebu Traditional Area and Elders created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asebuman.com\/projects\/pan-african-village\/opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pan African Village project<\/a> and offered free plots of land to qualified African diasporans. On the heels of YOR, Ghana initiated <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondthereturngh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond the Return<\/a>, a decade-long initiative which it hopes will spur more tourism, investment, and collaboration between Ghana and the diaspora. Under the theme \u201cA Decade of African Renaissance\u201d, the project is built on 7 pillars supported by periodic cultural events, tourism drives, investment programs and diaspora pathway programs. Ghana recently hosted Tulsa Massacre survivors Viola Fletcher (age 107) and Hughes Van Ellis (age 100) and is purportedly formulating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PqKSn6WiAj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plan for dual citizenship<\/a> for Black diasporans. The African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI) is hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/ouraddi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wakanda One City of Return Expo<\/a> in Cape Coast from December 2 to December 13, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9c46e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a9c46e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bef54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3bef54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sierra Leone<\/h3><p>Sierra Leone made a splash in January 2021 when it gave citizenship to 22 diasporans who traced their roots to the country through DNA testing. Since then, the Sierra Leone government has partnered with the Black-owned DNA company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.africanancestry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Ancestry<\/a> to help more diasporans discover their ancestral roots and obtain Sierra Leonean citizenship. Under a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GUIDELINES-for-Citizenship-Updated-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly created formal program<\/a>, diasporans who can prove maternal or paternal lineage through DNA testing (solely with African Ancestry) AND who visit the country through a certified tour company can apply for citizenship. The goal of the program is to increase tourism, business opportunities, investments, and construction projects in the peaceful country also known as Salone. The next citizenship conferment ceremony will be held November 20 to December 4, 2021 in Freetown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d848f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87d848f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1efa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1efa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Guinea Bissau<\/h3><p>Guinea Bissau has joined Ghana and Sierra Leone in recognizing the ancestral roots of diasporans and welcoming them to the continent. In February 2021, Guinea Bissau launched its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balanta.org\/news\/announcement-from-the-government-of-guinea-bissau-to-afrodescendants-in-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Decade of Return<\/a> initiative in conjunction with the US-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balanta.org\/news\/announcement-from-the-government-of-guinea-bissau-to-afrodescendants-in-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balanta B\u2019urassa History and Genealogy Society<\/a>. The program seeks to increase public knowledge of the country\u2019s historical connection to the transatlantic slave trade and Afro-liberation struggle and set up a new model of development and cultural tourism for small, underdeveloped African countries. Free visas and the opportunity to apply for citizenship are being offered to diasporans whose lineage to the country is verified by DNA testing. The goal is to spur the diaspora\u2019s reintegration into Guinea Bissau\u2019s varied ethnic groups, as well as increase tourism and investment. The next Decade of Return event will occur November 23 to November 30, 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb4850 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb4850\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21569f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21569f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cameroon<\/h3><p>Though Cameroon was a significant source of slaves during the transatlantic slave trade, this central African country has not been on the radar of most diasporans. <a href=\"https:\/\/onetikaronepeople.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Tikar One People<\/a>, a community of Cameroonians and DNA-tested diasporan descendants of the Tikar and Bamileke ethnic groups, hopes to change that. For 2021, they are holding a special edition of their annual<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1tikar4all\/photos\/a.665117686927699\/4103282156444551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Festival for the Returned<\/a> for diasporans, to be held from November 26, 2021 through January 7, 2022. The festival will feature cultural events, community tourism, volunteer opportunities and ancestral\/naming ceremonies. Additionally, the Tikar and Bamileke Kings have decided to adopt all DNA-tested descendants of Cameroon and give them the opportunity to own a piece of land in Tikar and Bamileke villages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f4e62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58f4e62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62351e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62351e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Senegal<\/h3><p>The House of Slaves on Goree Island is one of the most famous memorials of the slave trade. Today, the island is the site of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ld_dTq7SNKE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goree Island Diaspora Festival<\/a>, an annual art and culture celebration created to promote the island and reunite the African diaspora. Held in November, the festival has a dual role as a meeting place for cultures and a space for reconciliation.\u00a0Countries invited to past festivals include Martinique, Cape Verde, Guadeloupe, Brazil and Venezuela.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718e079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"718e079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/goree-chains-768x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/goree-chains-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelafricamovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/goree-chains-768x1024-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc8395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc8395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We anticipate that more African countries will offer heritage tourism, land and investment initiatives, and citizenship opportunities in the coming years. African Ancestry is working to expand their DNA testing partnership to more than 30 countries in Africa where they trace ancestry. Stay tuned for more developments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a diasporan looking to reconnect with your ancestral homeland, there\u2019s never been a better time to go to Africa for heritage tourism. 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