In the early 2000s, the term “Afropolitan” emerged as a way to describe a new, globally connected African identity—cosmopolitan yet deeply rooted in African heritage. Popularized by Ghanaian-Nigerian writer Taiye Selasi in her 2005 essay Bye-Bye, Babar, the word originally referred to a generation of young Africans—at home and in the diaspora—who blended cultures with ease, navigated global spaces, and embraced a multifaceted African identity. Nearly two decades later, the Afropolitan identity has evolved.