Monthly Archives: May 2010
African-born British Entrepreneur Calls on African Governments to Foster Business
WASHINGTON - Africans and the developing world can learn from the United States’ experience with entrepreneurship, according to Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born telecommunications magnate.
Pawlenty appoints two Africans to Council on Black Minnesotans
Governor Tim Pawlenty announced the appointments of Ayderus Ali and Nnamdi Okoronkwo to the Council on Black Minnesotans.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Non-Citizen Defendants Must Be Advised of Immigration Consequences of...
Immigration regulations and criminal law intersect when a non-citizen is charged with a crime and faces possible immigration consequences, including deportation, if he is convicted of the offense. Criminal defense counsels sometimes advise their clients to plead guilty to obtain a reduced sentence or to avoid the risk of going to trial. For non-citizens, however, the effects of the criminal charge on their immigration status and their ability to stay in the United States have the deepest and most lasting consequences.
Books for Africa to Stock Ghana Library System
Books for Africa and the Ghana Library Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby Books for Africa will provide high quality new books free of charge to the Ghana Library System for the promotion of literacy.
Immigration Reform now a Top Priority
With health care reform in the “done” column, the White House and Congress should tackle long-overdue immigration policy reform, say media, legal and community service leaders.