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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The loud screams of people riding the Mall of America’s roller coasters were almost inaudible as Africans danced and drummed at the mall's rotunda to celebrate African Day.
MINNEAPOLIS - Holly Vineyard’s message to her attentive audience at the Pan-African Trade and Investment Summit, held at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, was clear: Do not wait for “a perfect market.”
MINNEAPOLIS – An ambitious $100 million project dubbed “World Trade Center Great Lakes & Kilimanjaro International” is to be built in Northern Tanzania, an official said.
MINNEAPOLIS – Dean J. Brian Atwood of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota urged Western governments to revisit their economic policies, especially their offer of huge agricultural subsidies to their farmers, which he said hinder growth in Africa.
MINNEAPOLIS – The eradication of apartheid and the existence of a government that promotes an open trade policy make South Africa the most suitable African country to invest in, according to the Trade Consul to the Untied States, Charles Manuel.

MINNEAPOLIS – Gov. Tim Pawlenty said earlier today that time was ripe for the upgrading of the image Americans have of Africa, a step he said would enhance investment and trade with the continent.            

Sept.12, 2006 was a big day for Ethiopians. It marked the beginning of the second millennium according to the Ethiopian calendar, also known as the Ge'ez calendar. Thousands of Ethiopians around the world gathered to celebrate the Ethiopian Millennium—which has also been dubbed the African millennium. 
From an abusive home to the unpredictable life in the foster care system, the young African woman has risen to become one of the most promising fashion designers in the Twin Cities.

Mark A. Cangemi and Herbert A. Igbanugo have a relationship that spans years. They were both involved in the justice system and occasionally shared a roof and sometimes had lunch together. But they were never on the same side.

Music functions pragmatically, providing direction for dancers at a ball, or cueing actors on a stage performing a musical. Music creates suspense in the soundtrack of a movie and solemnity at the end of a military funeral. Sometimes music exists intrinsically for no other grander purpose. The later category defines the music of Dhafer Youssef. 
Liberian government officials and members of the private sector called on their fellow citizens abroad to return home and help rebuild their country.
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