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 recently, was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered. She spoke with host Melissa Block about the new album and the inspiration and influences behind its songs, which are sung in the Malian-born Traoré’s native languages...
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 churning mud on East Africa’s rugged highways and by-ways. To date, boys still mention ‘Jogida’ or ‘Jogida Sing’ whenever they see a car speeding away.
In Kenya, even for children who never witnessed his exploits on...
When my husband moved to Minnesota from Maine 17 years ago, he was met at the curb by our friend Tim, who handed him a voter registration card. As most Minnesotans know, voters have had the choice of filling out a registration card in advance or taking advantage of same-day registration at the polls. But late last week, it...
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 were among the topics in a discussion hosted by Stephanie Hemphill at the Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis on October 2. The meeting was sponsored by several social and environmental justice groups including the Sierra Club,...
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. The African Union during an extraordinary session passed a resolution, following strong lobbying by Kenya that no sitting AU Head of State shall be required to appear before the international court or tribunal during their...
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 henceforth be known as “Sharon Sayles Belton Bridge” in honor of the first black mayor of Minneapolis, Sharon Sayles Belton. She was also the first and so far the only female mayor the city has...
Since the civil war erupted in Somalia more than two decades ago, thousands of families have flocked to the United States and left some of their loved ones in the war-ravaged country, which now has one of the highest unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa.
With their minds on those left behind, Somali-Americans have been sending a share of their paychecks...
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 at 2:00pm. It will be at the institute's Cowles Auditorium. He will also do a book signing for his autobiography released this month "The Flame of Freedom".
The event is hosted jointly by the Minnesota based...
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 Business Summit in Chicago seriously. Omari is the Cabinet Secretary in charge of trade at Kisii County in Kenya. The MBA holder from the University of Nairobi said he had heard good things about the...
CHICAGO - African countries have made strides in producing educated people with the ability to run businesses and organizations but more needs to be done to equip them with the leadership skills needed to run major corporations and entities that have a global reach, participants at the 9th biennial of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit were told today in the...
CHICAGO - An undercurrent of China's influence in Africa has become a topic of intense conversation at the 9th biennial US-Africa business summit which kicked off formally this morning. The conference in the past has attracted the A-list of US companies operating in Africa and top African companies and this year is no exception. The conference has attracted over...
