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Rich Nations Put Global Warming Burden on Africa
The effects of the Great Warming are not fairly shared. Fourteen percent of the world's population lives in the 57 countries on the African continent.
Western Union Marks Decade in Africa by Opening Its 10,000th Agent Location
Money transfer behemoth, Western Union International, opened its 10,000th agent location in Africa at the Matori branch of Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank just as that country’s Central Bank disclosed in an estimate that cumulative contributions of Nigerians in the Diaspora totaled $US 4.5 billion in 2006.
ELOM – A Unique School With African Vibrations
A unique charter school that will embrace African values and culture will be opened in Minnesota this Fall. According to Ghanian-born Comfort Lartey-Ofori, founder of ELOM International Academy, she has conceived a school idea that advocates academic excellence that combines the best of African culture with universally acceptable international academic standards. She is one innovative and strategic organizer who exhibits both dynamism and the love of African values and hopes that her school will be a model for other states in America with large African immigrants to emulate.
World Social Forum Spotlights Africa’s Challenges
NAIROBI - The curtains finally fell on the seventh edition of the World Social Forum in the Kenyan Capital of Nairobi with a new transsexual phenomenon, gaining root in Africa.
The forum that ended on January 25 saw the lesbians, gays and trans-sexual community gaining currency not only in Kenya but also in the entire African continent.
Somalis Decry Ethiopian Invasion, U.S. Support
Ali Jumale strode with his wife and four children Saturday to a protest in Peavey Park that attracted hundreds of Somalis, who stridently denounced Ethiopian troops for forcing its way deep into Somalia in the hopes of asserting the authority of the weak government.
The African Factor: Census Shows Economic Divide
As the number of Africans in the Diaspora increases, their economic impact both in Africa and in their newly adopted homes continues to rise profoundly.
Body Politics
The Walker Art Center currently has on exhibit a collection of work including pieces by Willem de Kooning, Pablo Picasso, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The central theme of each piece explores the expression of the human body in relationship to the fluid social, political, and physical environment in which it exists.
High-Tech Homes
Imagine going home to a lovely luxurious house that not only looks exquisite, but also knows exactly what to do. The “smart” homes of 2006 are truly mind blowing.
Africa Reaping Dividends from Privatization
African governments have over the past several years implemented far reaching regulatory reforms to enhance business and investment climate.
New Leaders for Liberians in America
The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) is the umbrella group of Liberians and their various organizations in the Americas.
Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Minnesota Advocates Spearhead U.S. Efforts
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (MAHR) is launching a large scale statement-taking process this month and is seeking the full participation of Liberians and other Africans all over the US in spreading the word and encouraging fellow compatriots to come forward willingly to give their statements to the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concerning their experiences in Liberia's civil war.