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President George Weah: Liberia is a United Nations success story
In his address to the general debate at the Assembly’s 73rd session that concluded last week, President George Manneh Weah of Liberia expressed appreciation...
Obama finally attempts to bring change to Kenya
When Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States, Kenya, and Africa as a whole, had a...
UN peacekeepers depart Liberia after 15 years
The conclusion of the 15-year operation follows a landmark election that resulted in the country’s first transfer of power from one elected president to...
Kenyan opposition firebrand Miguna Miguna to address Kenyans in Minnesota
Miguna Miguna, a Kenyan opposition figure is scheduled to give an address to Kenyans in Minnesota on Saturday, March 17 at the City of...
Tenured Kenyan professor at Augsburg University faces deportation
Nearly 46 million people tuned in to Donald Trump's State of the Union in January, when he announced his vision for "merit-based" immigration reform,...
Council Member Warsame’s former aide, Abdi Salah, takes new position in Mayor Jacob Frey’s...
New Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey was sworn in last week and his office has announced the appointment of Abdi Salah as his Senior Policy...
United Nations Police Week highlights
On November 6-10, the Police Division convened the 2017 UN police week. Heads of police components (HOPCs) in UN peacekeeping operations and special political...
Deputy UN chief highlights stronger AU-UN partnership to benefit Africa’s youth
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised...
Minneapolis Mayor delivers State of the City address at a mosque, pledges to keep...
Mayor Betsy Hodges of Minneapolis held her State of the City address at the Masjid An-Nur in Minneapolis, the first time the address has...
State-backed Twin Cities People of Color Career Fair planned
The Twin Cities, home to the largest per capita number of Fortune 500 companies in the nation, is gearing up to host one of...
Meet Brooklyn Park’s new assistant city manager, Wokie Freeman
After leaving her native Liberia as a teenager during the start of the civil war in 1990, Wokie Freeman and her family moved to...