Yearly Archives: 2005
Martha Sinoe is the new OLM President
Africa’s First Elected Woman President
Liberian voters have become the first Africans to elect a female head of state. Liberians on November 8 elected Harvard-educated economist and former World Bank official, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to be president of that country.
Smart Year-End Tax Maneuvers
Some financial maneuvering before year-end can save you considerable money. Here are a few year-end tax avoidance tactics:
Epitome of Rural Politics
East African Traveler
It’s near midnight, and the calabash of honey beer keeps being filled up and passed around the circle of elders in a grass hall, illuminated by firelight, somewhere out in the Great Rift Valley of central .
Hip-Hop Colony
MYLA Awards Scholarships to Six Exceptional Students
Scholarships provide $15,000 to support college education
Six college students are the recipients of scholarships totaling $15,000
from the Muslim youth Leadership Awards (MYLA) for the 2005-2006
academic year. All winners this academic year are from the University of
Minnesota .
From Bongoland to Tusamehe
Movie Review
You would never have imagined that there are talented Tanzanian actors and actresses in Minnesota who can advance the production of Swahili movies until Josiah Kibira burst into the scene with Bongoland. If you liked his first movie, you will be mesmerized by his second motion picture Tusamehe, literally meaning Forgive Us - as he raises the bar of Swahili movies to a new level – the digital age.
Abdul Kimbugwe is the new Ugandans in No. America
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Abdul K. Kimbugwe of Boston, Massachusetts is the new president of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA).
Bongo meltdown happens in Minneapolis
PABA to Host African Business Fair
2005 Genge US tour kicks off in Minneapolis
On Saturday September 10th, fans streamed into Blue Nile in Minneapolis to get a live taste of ‘genge’ music, from one of its pioneers, Nonini in his first ever US tour.