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Ahead of African Union Heads of State Summit in The Gambia, Host President, Yahya Jammeh, shares views about Africa on ABN-America Show

 

The African Marketing department at Western Union last month announced its fall internship program. The internship gives the internship recipient an opportunity to spend four months working in the African marketing department which is based in Montvale, New Jersey.
Mshale Publisher, Tom Gitaa, was unanimously elected to the board of directors of the Minnesota International Center during a full board meeting held on June 20.

 On May 15, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed the Immigration Judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture to Mr. Abrahim Brima Bah, a citizen of Liberia.

Annual gala raises $160,000 for the center

 

Trapeze and aerial hoops accompanied with Moroccan chaabi (pop) hits, a ring of Moroccan scenic backdrops and art transformed a small corner of the Highland neighborhood into mini-Morocco of sorts...

Summertime in Minneapolis, a time to change your wardrobe, bring out the mosquito repellent, go fishing, barbequing, cycling, and of course attend the “Annual Redykulass Concert”. 
The weather provided a spectacular show announcing the release of Innocent's all-original, 14-track CD, Shine Africa, at the Cabooze on Friday, June 16th.  Outside, rain pelted the dry earth in violent surges, washing out roads, inducing flash-flood warnings, ripping limbs off trees and littering the streets with branches. 

Says invested monies on clients up 1,900%

 

The African Development Center held its second annual celebration on June 3 to highlight its achievements for the past year. ADC is a community development corporation that assists African immigrants in business planning and ventures as well as buying homes.

The new tax law President Bush signed May 17, which we’ll call the “2006 Act,” continues certain major individual and business tax breaks previously scheduled to expire, grants some new tax breaks, and adds a couple of backdoor “revenue enhancements,” ...

The conference, aptly titled: African Women in the Diaspora: Empowering Women, Ensuring Africa’s future presented a diversity of African women. The conference was awash with bright colors, and laughter filled the room reminding one of the liveliness of the African community.
Liberians from many parts of the Twin Cities joined the congregation of Ebenezer Community Church and broke ground for the construction of a $5M church edifice. The program took place on Sunday, June 4th on a 4.3 acre land located at 9200 West Broadway, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It brought together many dignitaries and Liberians from all walks of life. It is one of the biggest projects undertaken by an African immigrant community in this region.