Monthly Archives: February 2019
Erastus Onchwari, longtime Minnesota Kenyan-American businessman, dies at 58
Erastus Ondieki Onchwari, who died February 25 at the age of 58, is being remembered as an entrepreneur, community activist, dreamer and a leader...
Trump moves closer to banning H-4 visa holders from working
The Trump administration is moving ahead with a move to eliminate work authorization for those on H-4 visas. The H-4 visa is for spouses...
Liberians in Minnesota to hold immigration rally in Saint Paul
Liberians in Minnesota will hold a rally Friday (February 22) on the steps of Minnesota State Capitol to call for a two-year extension of...
Tundu Lissu of Tanzania speaks at Georgetown University
Tanzanian opposition leader and chief whip Tundu Lissu appeared at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs to talk about the deteriorating political...
Soweto Gospel Choir takes home another Grammy
The Soweto Gospel Choir took home the Grammy Award for “Best World Music Album”, for their latest album 'Freedom', which they released in September...
Nelima Sitati and Abdirahman Muse are finalists for Metropolitan Council appointments
A Kenyan-American and Somali-American are among the 79 finalists selected to serve in the powerful Metropolitan Council, the regional policy-making body, planning agency, and...
Mshale Editorial: The growing influence of Africa-born politicians in Minnesota politics
Editor's note: This editorial first appeared in the February print edition of Mshale.
Last month after the swearing-in into office of a historic number of...
Traveling to another country? Don’t forget about immunizations
Measles, a disease that spreads quickly, kills hundreds of children in the world every day. The disease is infecting people in Europe, Asia and...
US immigration set up fake university in Detroit to entrap immigrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement set up a fake university in the Detroit area to nab suspects alleged to have recruited undocumented immigrants who...
Mavin Records and Kupanda Holdings announce partnership
Lagos-based music label, Mavin Records, has joined in a multi million dollar investment partnership to create more opportunities for African music. The new venture...
Saint Paul now has an Africa-born councilman
Minnesota's capital city of Saint Paul now has an African-born person on its city council. That city's council and mayor appointed Somali-American Kassim Busuri...