Nigeria, July 2 -- President Bola Tinubu has called on Africans and people of African descent worldwide to strengthen collaboration and unity toward building a future of "promise, honour and dignity for the black race."

Tinubu made this call at a dinner reception held in his honour by the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Philip J. Pierre, on Tuesday night in Castries,

President Tinubu who urged Africans in the Diaspora to harness technology and innovation to drive meaningful social progress said, "It's not the fault of our forebears that we find ourselves dispersed. We can work together, be together, enjoy what we have, and build a future of promise, honour, and dignity for the Black race.

"I'm unapologetically Afrocentric in my belief. ...