TOH edition: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Money & Opportunity
Far From Home, African Workers Sent a Record $124 Billion Straight to Their Families
Reported by Senego
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Direct money transfers from the African diaspora surged 86 percent over nine years to reach $124.2 billion in 2025, according to the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development. Bypassing state bureaucracies, these funds travel straight from working migrants into household budgets to pay for groceries, school fees, and medical care. Despite steep transaction costs, the milestone demonstrates how ordinary family loyalty across vast distances has built an unmatched grassroots safety net.
Personal devotion across borders provides an extraordinary economic lifeline, proving that working families can lift their communities out of hardship directly and effectively.
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