Antoinette Sayeh, the Africa Department director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Chinese investment in Africa is up significantly and is set to increase.
With temperatures rising to 84 degrees Wesley Korir of Kenya won the men's race with an unofficial time of 2:12:40 besting fellow Kenyans Kenyans Levy Matebo (2:13:06) and Bernard Kipyego (2:13:13) who took second and third place respectively.
It is often said that “when you educate the man, you educate the family but when you educate the woman, you educate the community.” This adage epitomizes the importance of education for the girl child.
Daniel Getahun of the Minnesota International Center (MIC) has been recognized as “Programmer of the Year” by the National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) at its annual national Meeting in Washington, DC.
A new report by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows that between January and June 2011, the agency deported over 46,000 immigrants who claimed to have at least one U.S. citizen child.
Does it seem like your child is getting a lot of vaccinations? Vaccines are a very important part of protecting your children and yourself from some serious diseases. Anyone who has seen a person die or get very sick from a disease that could be prevented by a vaccine knows how important they are.
The call came through around 2pm last Friday. I was on a conference call
with a client so I let it go to voicemail. It was Wynfred Russell. He
is the executive director of ACER (African Career, Education &
Resource, Inc.), a Brooklyn Park nonprofit. He was reminding me the next
day was the daylong tour of the proposed Bottineau transitway. I had it
in my calendar but for some reason I had assumed it was on a weekday
and not a weekend. I normally run two marathons during the year and
practice season is in high gear around this time of year.
Two headliner shows in mid-April: Seun Kuti at The Cedar on April 14th and Vieux Farka
Touré at the Dakota Jazz Bar on April 16th.
First a look at Seun Kuti and Egypt 80...
Hot chicks, pimped-out rides, MTV cribs, $300 sneakers, fame, and fortune as portrayed on American Rap videos is a life many aspiring rappers dream about. The “cheddar” as money is sometimes referred to in Rap lingua,is so plentiful, it sometimes rains from above.
Earlier this month Billboard named 53 year old Anglo-Nigerian singer, Sade, among the top ten music money makers of 2011 in its 2012 Top 40 Money Makers List, with reported earnings of $16,382,809. She came in number six behind Taylor Swift, U2, Kenny Chesney, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne.
With sadness, but with total submission to the will of God, we announce the passing unto glory of Chief Samuel Akpan Inyang.
Chief Inyang passed away suddenly on March 5th, 2012 following a brief illness.
Chief Samuel Akpan Inyang was born on November 24th, 1948 as the first son to Chief Johnny Inyang-Akpan and Madam Lydia Inyang-Akpan (Nee MaMa) at Ikot Ibiok-Eket, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Chief Samuel Akpan Inyang, leaves behind friends, children, grand-children, and several relatives to treasure his memories among which are:
Chief Inyang passed away suddenly on March 5th, 2012 following a brief illness.
Chief Samuel Akpan Inyang was born on November 24th, 1948 as the first son to Chief Johnny Inyang-Akpan and Madam Lydia Inyang-Akpan (Nee MaMa) at Ikot Ibiok-Eket, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Chief Samuel Akpan Inyang, leaves behind friends, children, grand-children, and several relatives to treasure his memories among which are: