text Ethiopia African Union 2016 monographic 3p. The article shares light on International remittances which have become a major source of foreign currencies for most of African countries and have been found to be more stable and dependable than other forms of foreign currency inflows such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Overseas Development Aid (ODA). Foregn Direct Investment, International Remittances iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Africa-benefits-from_net-positive_remittance-flows.pdf iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Africa-benefits-from_net-positive_remittance-flows.pdf