Monthly Archives: March 2013
Digital music, the African way
SERRAVAL, FRANCE — The music business recently celebrated a milestone in the form of its first annual revenue growth since 1999, but one region,...
Chinua Achebe’s legacy and the Need for more African voices in U.S.-Africa policy dialogues
Chinua Achebe died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at a Boston hospital
Chinua Achebe, the literary giant from Nigeria, passed away last Thursday. In his various...
Lawmakers elect Abdul Omari as a University of Minnesota Regent
The Minnesota legislature has named Abdul Omari as a University of Minnesota Regent in action before its Easter break. The University Of Minnesota Board...
African literary giant, Chinua Achebe, dies at 82
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to...
Jambo Africa plans grand opening in Brooklyn Center
Jambo Africa Restaurant makes its official debut on Saturday, March 23 starting at noon through 9pm. Located in the same strip mall as the...
Tighter restrictions on family visas being considered
Senators are mulling making it harder for U.S. citizens to get visas for family members while easing the path for high-skilled foreign workers, a...
Foreign-born Entrepreneurs push for a ‘Startup’ visa
A cocktail shaker full of whiskey and juice marks the start of happy hour. But we are not at a bar. This is The...
Reigning Boston Marathon champ elected to Kenya Parliament
Wesley Korir, the Boston marathon champion, has been elected to the Kenya parliament, the polls’ overseeing body, IEBC confirmed.
The 30-year-old Korir, who ran as...
South by Southwest: Film about Malawi wins Grand Jury prize
A film about a young Malawian who builds a windmill from scrap metal to save his family from famine last night won the grand...
The Kora and Cello: Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal at the Cedar on March...
Review from the Inquirer
The combination of the cello and the kora, the African 21-string harp, may seem unusual on paper, but it sounds perfectly...
Minnesota Kenyans pray for peaceful elections
OSSEO, Minn. - With two days to go before the March 4 general elections in Kenya, over 400 Kenyans of the Christian faith gathered...