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...
Al-Shabab’s assault on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, exemplifies the behavior of a cornered animal — it lashes out when threatened. The tragic paradox of last week’s attack is that recent security gains against Al-Shabab in Somalia have caused the organization to pursue soft targets abroad.
It’s hard to talk about reasons for optimism in Somalia when blood is still...
Mshale Editor's Note: The following is an opinion piece by Charles Onyango-Obbo of Kenya's Nation Newspaper group.
Al-Shabaab terrorists who attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, which claimed the lives of 68 people, and injured 175, were defeated.
After more bodies are retrieved from the collapsed floors of the mall, the casualty figures will rise.
The real defeat the terrorists suffered was...
The West African Collaborative, a consortium of Minnesota national groups from West Africa will host its annual West African Cultural and Family Day on Saturday, September 28 starting at noon. The event is free.
The event is presented in conjunction with the Center for Families, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. The event incorporates most of the...
Media in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali community in the United States has expanded its already intense focus on the Somali community to the larger Kenyan community following the Westgate Mall terrorist attack over the weekend.
In Minnesota, the larger Kenyan community tends to operate outside the spotlight of the local mainstream media as they devote most of their...
