Monthly Archives: March 2018
President Trump, citing American foreign policy interests, gives Liberians a 12-month breather in “wind-down”...
President Trump today gave Liberians under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) some breathing room through March 31, 2019. Their DED status that president Obama...
Spotify lands in Africa, South Africa to be exact
The music streaming company Spotify has launched in South Africa, its first entry into Africa.
The company is making its services available at a time...
Expedited H-1B visa processing suspended
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday that it will temporarily suspend fast processing for H-1B visa applications from for-profit companies until...
Miguna Miguna to Raila Odinga: You are a prisoner of yourself
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A Miguna Miguna diaspora forum in Minnesota veered into unexpected territory last weekend for those unfamiliar with his non-public persona:...
Immigration Alert: Community Meeting for Liberians as DED and TPS about to end
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians which was extended in September of 2016 by President Obama for Liberians for an additional 18 months expires...
Kenyan opposition firebrand Miguna Miguna to address Kenyans in Minnesota
Miguna Miguna, a Kenyan opposition figure is scheduled to give an address to Kenyans in Minnesota on Saturday, March 17 at the City of...
City of St. Louis Park honors Somali-American community organizer
The City of St. Louis Park's Human Rights Commission has awarded its 2017 Human Rights Award to Fatuma Irshat. She received the award during...
Tenured Kenyan professor at Augsburg University faces deportation
Nearly 46 million people tuned in to Donald Trump's State of the Union in January, when he announced his vision for "merit-based" immigration reform,...
With Ahrvo app, investors are in control
While in college at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Appo Agbamu was the student director of Bulldog Fund LLC, a student-run $1.2 million hedge fund....
Focus on Mandela at upcoming Sommerfest 2018
The Minnesota Orchestra will have Nelson Mandela as a focus in this year's Sommerfest festival. It runs July 13 through August 1 at Orchestra...