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Ambassador Odembo to chair Books for Africa’s Summit Society
Gitaa, Pagelkopf to co-chair Books for Africa Silver Jubilee committee
Books for Africa and Thomson Reuters sign $1.2 million agreement
Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text books to Africa and Thomson Reuters - Legal, the legal publishing behemoth, on Monday signed a $1.2 million agreement aimed at supporting governing institutions and the rule of law in Africa's emerging democracies.
Books for Africa to Stock Ghana Library System
Books for Africa and the Ghana Library Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby Books for Africa will provide high quality new books free of charge to the Ghana Library System for the promotion of literacy.
Ghana’s Ambassador to U.S. to Keynote Books for Africa Fundraiser
Ghana’s ambassador to the U.S., Daniel Ohene Agyekum, will speak on African economic development, education and the importance of books for African children at noon, Wednesday, April 28, at Town & Country Club, 300 Mississippi River Blvd. N., in St. Paul.
Books for Africa Expands Operations into Atlanta
ATLANTA - Books for Africa, the world’s largest shipper of donated books to the African Continent, has opened a 20,000 square-foot warehouse in Atlanta. The new facility, located just outside city of Atlanta in Smyrna, will serve as the organization’s primary shipping, receiving and sorting center.
Mshale Publisher Named President-Elect of Books for Africa Board
Tom Gitaa, the founder and publisher of Mshale, was recently elected to head the board of directors of Books for Africa (BFA). Gitaa was named president-elect ,a two-year term position, following the board's December election in Minnesota.
Books for Africa Celebrates 20 Years: 20 million books in 20 Years
St. Paul, Minn— On September 12th the Minnesota and African communities did more than reconnect at The Minnesota History Center for the Books for Africa 20th Anniversary Gala. They celebrated their connection and renewed their pledge to support each other in the noble cause to end Africa’s book famine. In a jam packed auditorium, attendees wearing brightly colored and beautifully patterned African outfits keenly listened as representatives from Africa and local leaders praised and encouraged the organization for its work.
Gitaa Joins Books for Africa’s Governing Board
In an apparent effort to reach out to the African community in the Twin Cities, Books For Africa, the St. Paul-based non-profit organization that sends donated books to Africa, appointed Mshale president and publisher, Tom Gitaa, to its board of directors.
Books for Africa Moves Into New Warehouse
Books for Africa completed its move to a new spacious warehouse in Saint Paul’s East side today with the official opening of the facility by Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Cyril August Chami.
