Once upon a modern time — not centuries ago, but just yesterday in the eyes of history — a dream long whispered through generations began to speak loudly, clearly, and with purpose. It was the dream of return. Not of tourism or temporary escape, but a permanent reconnection. A movement home.

In 2019, the Republic of Ghana officially flung open its arms to the sons and daughters of Africa scattered across the globe. It was called the Year of Return, and it wasn’t just a clever campaign — it was the long-awaited echo of a promise made by ancestors, prophets, and revolutionaries. It was, for many, the confirmation that the four-hundred-year storm of displacement was giving way to the sunrise of return.

For Africans of the diaspora — the descendants of the displaced, the enslaved, the exiled — the Year of Return and its follow-up, Beyond the Return, marked a historical turning point. Not only were they welcomed back, but they returned with heads held high, free of external judgment, free of imposed inferiority, and rich with the legacy of survival. The movement wasn't just symbolic. It was strategic. It was structural. It was spiritual.

And at the heart of this modern-day exodus was a figure whose name now rings across continents: H.E. Dr. Malachi Z. Kobina York.
Long before Ghana’s global spotlight, Dr. York envisioned this path. In 2008, he dispatched a delegation led by Nii Ayi Kushi Yorke Mpese I, a dignitary of diaspora roots, to open formal channels with the Ghanaian government. The message was clear: the children of Africa were ready to return — not just for photos at the Cape Coast Castle, but to reinvest, rebuild, and re-root.

The Ministry of Tourism listened. And more importantly, they acted. What followed was a collaboration that became a blueprint. Dr. York’s influence, stretching far beyond the Americas into the Caribbean, U.K., and across the globe, helped ignite a fire. By the time 2019 arrived, the match was lit. Over 1 million tourists answered the call — and brought with them $1.9 billion in revenue. Celebrities, entrepreneurs, and spiritual seekers alike touched down not just in Ghana, but in a vision Dr. York had carried for decades.

But the story didn’t end there. President Nana Akufo-Addo, building on this momentum, launched Year of Return, opening up even broader initiatives for permanent relocation, real estate investment, and business partnerships. The wave spread quickly: Benin introduced the Gateway of Return, Nigeria opened its borders, and Liberia launched The Journey Home. What once sounded like Pan-African poetry became policy. And what began as a single nation's effort became a continental chorus.

The vision of Dr. Malachi York was no longer a dream. It was a blueprint — one built with intention, patience, and faith. And now, it's a living roadmap for any African in the diaspora ready to break the cycle of systemic oppression and return to a place where Blackness is not a burden, but a badge of honor.

We stand today at a crossroads. One path leads to more of the same: battling racism, confronting sexism, and navigating structures never built for us. The other leads back home — not to the past, but to a future forged on ancestral land, shaped by African hands.
So, if you’re ready to live without fear of being judged by your skin…
If you’re ready to raise children who don’t inherit generational trauma, but generational pride…



If you’re ready to own your land, your name, and your narrative…
Then it’s time to return.
Ghana is calling. And with it, the promise of a home free of racism, sexism, colonialism — a home rich in prosperity, pride, purpose, and peace.
The blueprint has been drawn. The doors are open.
All that’s left… is for you to walk through.

For More Information
Email: unitedsabaeansofafrica@gmail.com
Contact: 00233598971944