Going beyond the prevalent approach of exploring the role of diasporas’ financial remittance to support relatives and social remittance (i.e., the transfer of knowledge, skills, and models of business incubators), it is worth investigating the mobilization process the diasporas undertake when their original homelands or regional centers are faced with insurmountable internal conflicts. The purpose of the study was to review the various mobilization processes and collective activities that the Tigrayan diasporas are undertaking to challenge the genocidal war that the Ethiopian government and its allied forces have inflicted on the Tigrayan civilians. Based on the review of the literature, it was established that diasporas use informal ties and networks as a driving force to recruit, mobilize, and raise the consciousness of the passive diasporas who originated from their homelands. The principal findings of study indicate that, in earlier years, the mobilization of Tigrayan diasporas operating in North America was propelled to raise funds and assist on developmental-oriented projects in Tigray. Since the Ethio-Tigraya war of November 4, 2020, the Tigrayan diasporas re-strategized their techniques to playing active roles to mobilize and sustain the collective identity of Tigrayan diasporas.
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