BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A Miguna Miguna diaspora forum in Minnesota veered into unexpected territory last weekend for those unfamiliar with his non-public persona: conciliatory remarks. Or what would pass for conciliation for the mercurial Miguna.
Miguna holds both Canadian and Kenyan citizenship and was 'deported' by the regime in power after he presided over the swearing in of Raila...
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians which was extended in September of 2016 by President Obama for Liberians for an additional 18 months expires in two weeks from today, on March 31, 2018. Given the immigration climate under president Trump, not many expect DED to be extended by his administration.
The Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) is hosting a...
Miguna Miguna, a Kenyan opposition figure is scheduled to give an address to Kenyans in Minnesota on Saturday, March 17 at the City of Brooklyn Park Community Center. The event starts at 4pm with the official program expected to commence at 5pm, organizers told Mshale.
Miguna who holds dual Canadian and Kenyan citizenship was 'deported' to Canada by the regime...
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 the City Council meeting on March 5. St. Louis Park is a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis bordering Uptown.
The award was in recognition of Irshat's engagement work with the African immigrant community and especially Somalis where...
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, a system that would welcome only the most educated, wealthy, and English-fluent people from around the world.
Does that mean tenured English professors are in the clear? Evidently not.
Augsburg University's Dr. Mzenga Wanyama, a Kenyan-born graduate...
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. Becoming a director at the hedge fund was not an accident. He had developed a passion for the stock market while in high school because of his father, Atare Agbamu, an active trader who provided...
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 Hall in downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota Orchestra under the leadership of its director Osmo Vanska will follow it with a five-city tour of South Africa. Mandela would have turned 100 this coming July 18.
This year's...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday officially changed its mission statement by striking out the words “nation of immigrants" from it. The mission statement until this week read "USCIS secures America’s promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of...
Kenya's High Court will hear a case on Thursday seeking to strike down sections of the country's laws that criminalize same sex relations, the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Rights Commission (NGLHRC) said on Tuesday. The case was filed in 2016.
NGLHRC said it would argue that sections of the Kenyan Penal Code are in breach of the constitution and...
Saints running back Alvin Kamara won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year at NFL Honors on Saturday. Kamara (28 votes) beat out Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt (21) and Texans QB Deshaun Watson
(1).The NFL Honors ceremony was held in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium, a day before the Super Bowl.
As chronicled in Sports Illustrated and reported...
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 Mshale this week. Chicago is also the hometown of former president Barack Obama and will be home of the Museum of the Obama Presidential Center, the planned presidential library...
