Yesterday, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, held a hearing on the topic "Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in Africa: A Call to Action at the G-8 and Beyond." During the hearing, Payne urged the US government to take action against the predatory practices of a class of commercial creditors appropriately known as "vulture funds".
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East Africa Federation Faces Challenge of Globalization, Says International Scholar
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A deliberate attempt to ensure that under developed regions of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are a priority in allocating scarce resources is critical to the success of the envisioned East Africa political federation, a leading international scholar, Dr. Ahmed Samatar has said. Dr. Samatar, the Dean of International Studies and Programming at Macalester College in Saint Paul was speaking during a listening session to gather views from the three countries’ nationals living in Minnesota.
What do you know about Ireland? Perhaps you have heard of its beautiful countryside or Irish beer or Irish Step Dancing? This year the Minnesota International Center in line with its goal of educating the community about different countries around the world honored Ireland.
Minnesota Kenyans continue to be the faithful Diaspora in receiving Kenyan politicians interested in running for office in Kenya’s general election later this year. The latest to make a stop here was former Health Minister, Professor Sam Ongeri. He is the former Member of Parliament for the Nyaribari Masaba constituency.
African immigrants in Minnesota today comprise 25% of the black community in this state and should learn to understand the funding culture of philanthropic organizations in America if they are to attract any money to meet their ever-growing needs.
Zyombi International Project, recently renamed Africa Health Action, has earned its reputation as an outstanding pioneer of HIV/AIDS education organizations in African communities of the Twin Cities. So why is there so much hubbub and dispute surrounding it now?
Last month, Liberians in St. Paul organized the first beauty pageant of its kind in the Liberian community—the Mrs. Liberia International Pageant. Though primarily a Liberian Community event the occasion was graced by both community members and friends and well wishers of Liberia.
Aricans have been urged to come out of their ghetto mentality and embrace Nguzo Saba (the Seven Pillars of Kwanzaa) as a springboard to attain their full potential as the divinely chosen people to advance humanity to another level.
The Liberian community in Minnesota participated in a Solidarity Day rally and Press Conference at the State Capitol on April 24th organized by the Liberian TPS Solidarity Day Taskforce and the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM).
The debate over workplace rights and religion left the media circus briefly Thursday evening, when a panel of legal experts, Muslim scholars and others hashed out the issue at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Minneapolis.
The Center for Victims of Torture in collaboration with other institutions and non-profits that provide for food shelves in Minnesota launched the first African Food Shelf in Minnesota at the Center for Families in North Minneapolis on Friday, April 20.