Monthly Archives: October 2013
5 African countries included in T-Mobile’s “Free International Roaming”
Starting Oct. 31, T-Mobile customers with its Simple Choice plans will be able to send text messages and access data for free in about...
Clearing up the facts on the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare
There has been a lot of confusion about some recent notices to consumers from insurance companies that sell coverage in the individual insurance market,...
Rokia Traore featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” at the Cedar in Minneapolis on...
Rokia Traore Interview with Melissa Block of NPR's All Things Considered - http://n.pr/16IBjsH.
Rokia Traoré, whose new album, Beautiful Africa, was released in the US...
RIP Joginder Singh, The ‘Flying Sikh’ was an East African hero
By Shamlal Puri, Standard Newspaper
He is still a household name half a century after he carved himself a name by raising dust storms and...
Minnesota rolls out online voter registration
When my husband moved to Minnesota from Maine 17 years ago, he was met at the curb by our friend Tim, who handed him...
From East Africa to Minnesota: Connecting hunger, poverty, and climate change
Solar-powered lanterns and cookstoves are among the practical approaches to expanding access to energy and decreasing reliance on fossil fuels in East Africa. They...
Raila Odinga blasts African Union resolution on the International Criminal Court
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya has blasted last week's African Union resolution on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as ill-advised and unfortunate....
Minneapolis bridge to be named after City’s first black and female mayor, Sharon Sayles...
The City of Minneapolis will on Tuesday, October 22 dedicate the refurbished 3rd avenue bridge that goes over I-94 in South Minneapolis and will...
Somali-Americans send estimated annual $215 million in remittances
Since the civil war erupted in Somalia more than two decades ago, thousands of families have flocked to the United States and left some...
Raila Odinga to speak and sign autobiography in Minneapolis on October 18
The former prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, will speak at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Friday, October 18...
Kenya County governments show strong presence at U.S.-Africa Business Summit
Moiro Omari had never been to the United States before but that did not stop him from taking the invitation to attend the U.S.-Africa...