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If God must break your leg He will at least teach you to limp…
In his opening line of the “The Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur”, Daoud Hari least prepares the reader for the tragic events and resulting heartbreak. The book chronicles Hari’s life as a translator for journalists and genocide investigators in the western Sudan region of Darfur and the refugee camps of Chad. His experience is unbelievably true as he comes close to death several times.

Tanzanian author Swallehe Msuya takes you to a quaint village, Ugweno on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro,  in the 1950’s where life was simple and arranged marriages a glorious norm. The Kitchen Party, his first novel, is a simulation of many traditional East African communities.

MINNEAPOLIS – Twin Cities residents got a rare glimpse of radical African history earlier this month when Afrifest hosted its Pan-African Historical Exhibit at the Powderhorn Park Recreational Center.

The U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey (AG) recently issued notice that he will review three Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) cases from last spring on the issue of right to effective counsel before an immigration judge (IJ) or the Board. The Board decisions in the unpublished matters, Matter of J-E-C-M-, Matter of Bangaly, and Matter of Compean, are all stayed pending the AG’s review.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - On the outskirts of Addis Ababa a newly built orphanage called Rohobet is hidden among tin-roofed shacks on top of a eucalyptus and pine-covered hill. All around it, dirt roads are turned into muddy rivulets in the midday drizzle.

Minneapolis, MN - “South Africa is open for business,” has been the continued message from the South African government.

As conversations about global warming, energy sources and sustainability become more frequent, I have been forced to ask myself “how long can we keep living like this?”

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Minneapolis, MN– Afrifest, the summer’s second Pan African festival in the twin cities, continued its second annual festival celebrating African arts and culture.

An Ethiopian community thrives in Washington D.C., and is branching out beyond small businesses and cab driving to professional fields.

Many African Americans are moving from America to Africa. A documentary by Stafford U. Bailey chronicles the lives of  12 African Americans who are living successfully in South Africa.