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Ethiopian Airlines to start non-stop service between Chicago and Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Airlines is set to become the first Africa-based airline to have a direct flight from Africa to Chicago starting in June, the airline announced in a news statement to…
2017 Twin Cities Youth of the Year, Anaa Jibicho, heading to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis
Comcast last week awarded Anaa Jibicho, a 17-year-old junior at Washington Technology Magnet School in St. Paul and a Boys & Girls Club member for 8 years, two tickets to…
Warner Music in deal to stream catalog in East Africa
By Everlyne Mosongo of Music in Africa Warner Music Group has signed a licensing deal with Mdundo, one of Africa’s leading music service apps, to stream its catalog in Kenya,…
Feds to African immigrants: Western Union might owe you money
Western Union customers who might have been victims of scams are now eligible to file claims through February 12, 2018 following a $586 million settlement in January between Western Union…
Ethiopian Airlines is ‘Africa Airline of the Year’
Ethiopian Airlines has once again been named African Airline of the Year by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The announcement was made during the association’s 49th Annual General Assembly in…
Business Spotlight: Abdirahman Kahin of Afro Deli
In our latest Business Spotlight, Bethel Gessesse sat down with Abdirahman Kahin, the owner of the thriving Afro Deli to discuss the state of his widely celebrated eateries and future…
Trump budget calls for mandatory E-Verify use by employers
In his administration’s budget that it has sent to the White House, the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget calls for mandating nationwide usage of the E-Verify system to reduce…
Executive Chef Jamal Hashi is back in Minneapolis as Jambo Kitchen opens
I am a writer by discipline, although discipline lately hasn’t been my companion nearly often enough. It’s much too easy to fritter away time surfing and clicking. But I think…
Business Spotlight: Goodir Realty
The National Association of Realtors released its monthly membership report at the end of April and said it has just over 1.2 million members. Of those just over 18,000 are…
Tax deadline is April 18
To file for an extension: Taxpayers can download, print and file a paper Form 4868 from IRS.gov/forms. The form must be mailed to the IRS with a postmark on or before…
Kenyan-Americans to form new credit union
Starting 2017 or early 2018, when Kenyan-Americans in Minnesota and eventually the rest of the United States need to obtain a mortgage, or send money to their kin in Kenya,…