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President Kikwete Says Country Is Ideal Investment Destination

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Tanzania’s President,  (now Dr.) Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, yesterday assured an audience assembled at the atrium of the University of St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus that Tanzania is the ideal destination for investors and tourists.

Books for Africa Moves Into New Warehouse

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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.

New leaders for Ugandans in Minnesota

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Mr. Izooba Mugabi is the new chairman of the Uganda Association of Minnesota (UGAMN). He emerged the winner after easily trouncing his only challenger, Mr. Francis Ssenoga, by garnering over 64% of the votes cast during a general assembly meeting to elect new leaders. All seats were up for grabs. Mr. Ssenoga is the current secretary general of the Uganda North America Association (UNAA).

Bad Weather Sabotages Highly Anticipated Cruise But Not UNAA Party Spirit

NEW YORK, September 3 - The ad on the Uganda North America Association’s Web site was enticing. For $95 it promised this year’s convention goers a luxurious cruise around New York with plenty of food and live performances by some of Uganda’s most loved artists like Juliana Kanyomozi and Chameleon.

Real Estate Developers Show Strong Presence at UNAA Convention

NEW YORK, September 2 - Pension L. Olerum is not Ugandan but that did not stop him from attending this year’s Uganda North American Association convention in New York. The Greenville, S.C-based Nigerian businessman chose to attend the annual gathering of Ugandans because he heard good things about the country’s real estate industry, he said.

Renowned Ugandan Artist “Hypnotizes” UNAA Convention Attendees

NEW YORK, September 1 - When Marvin Baba looked through the door into the makeshift gallery at the the Uganda North America Association convention in New York, he thought he recognized the art. He had bought a few similar pieces of art but because the paintings were mostly on greeting cards, it never occurred to him that the artist would be big enough to warrant a gallery at the convention.

Obama in Historic Visit to Africa

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The fight against the HIV/Aids scourge and the stigma that follows, more aid to slum dwellers and the war against corruption were Senator Barack Obama’s main messages as he made his triumphant entry to Africa for a 15-day visit.

Banks to Close Accounts for Money Wiring Companies

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Bank of America, the nation’s largest retail banking company, announced on August 23 that it’s cutting its ties to the nation’s top two money transmitters, Minneapolis-based MoneyGram International and Western Union.

U of M McNair Scholars Flying High

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At the University of Minnesota, young scholars in the program named for the fallen astronaut are reaching for the stars

Changing Jobs? Don’t Forget Your 401(k)

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One of the most important questions you face when changing job is what to do with your 401(k) money. Making the wrong move could cost you thousands of dollars or more in taxes and lower returns.

Backlogs in Immigration Security Checks Causing Delays

Failures of immigration security checks were blamed for allowing some of the September 11 airplane hijackers to remain undetected in the United States to plot out their 2001 attack. The 9/11 Commission reported that all 19 hijackers had broken U.S. immigration laws and that as many as seven of them had fraudulent or manipulated passports. After 9/11, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCI) intensified its criminal and national security background checks on all applicants for U.S. immigration benefits...