ABOUT
WHO WE ARE
CRDEA, the Coalition for the Repatriation of Descendants of Enslaved Africans, is a Pan-African policy and advocacy organization representing descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We appeal to African governments for formal, structured pathways that would allow the diaspora to return as SME investors, contributing capital, skills, and enterprise directly to the communities we rejoin.
Our Mission
Our mission is to secure formal residency and investment pathways that allow descendants of enslaved Africans to return to the continent as SME investors. Current investor residency requirements in some African states range from $100,000 to $500,000 USD, a threshold that puts the SME-scale diaspora investor entirely out of reach. Through initiatives such as the African Diaspora SME Investment Initiative (ADSII) and the Right of Abode framework, we petition ministries and investment authorities to adopt a realistic $30,000 to $50,000 USD SME tier: a controlled, performance-based pathway that delivers measurable value to host governments while opening a lawful pathway home.
Our Vision
An Africa where diaspora engagement is structured, measurable, and mutually beneficial: where African governments extend formal residency to diaspora SME investors, and that investment, alongside diaspora skills and long-term residency, contributes directly to national development priorities, in full alignment with each government’s sovereignty and regulatory standards.