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		<title>Murphy’s law sheds light on recent events at the African Union summit in Kampala (Uganda)</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/murphy%e2%80%99s-law-applicable-to-recent-events-at-the-african-union-meeting-in-kampala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kawuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” This adage which many have dubbed Murphy’s Law is in full effect at the African Union.  Events this past week reflect the gloom and doom of what has become the same old failure of the African Union. There was a glimmer of hope when we changed the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2120&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you for the “PUBLIC OPTION” or the “AFRICAN OPTION” to solve Africa’s health care crises?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kawuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The health care debate in the United States has sparked fire-works and continues to rage—as Obama pushes for health care reform. This back-and forth discourse got me thinking about the state of health care in Africa.  While watching Charlie Rose interview some of the top researchers and health care experts on the recent influenza pandemic, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2114&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>African Development Center moves to bigger home in Minneapolis</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/african-development-center-moves-to-bigger-home-in-minneapolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nekessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, just a handful of African immigrants tricklied into the Twin Cities. In 2009, conservative estimates put the number of African immigrants at about 100,000. On the West Bank and in suburbs like Brooklyn Park, they are becoming part of the fabric of their communities.
Sixteen years ago, Hussein Samatar, a refugee from Somalia, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2106&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Obama “Nobel” but not Nobel “Peace” yet ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kawuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many of you I woke up this morning looking for the headlines on the “shock and awe” bombing of the moon by NASA.  However, the top headline was Obama’s nomination as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Irony in the timing of this award&#8211; was that not only is Obama President of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2104&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GOOD MESSAGE BUT WRONG MESSENGER?</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/good-message-but-wrong-messenger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kawuma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many will call Gaddafi’s address to the UN general assembly today as a hopeless rant. As evidenced by many of the pundits and post-speech analysis on the news networks&#8212; some have called him a crazy man taking advantage of his debut at the UN to rant about every subject and historical event that occurred throughout [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2099&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Should Tell African Big Men to Emulate Asian Dictators</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/clinton-should-tell-african-big-men-to-emulate-asian-dictators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Edwin Okong&#8217;o of New American Media
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is carrying a new message of tough love to Africa. But changing the message is not enough. Africa’s leaders are used to talk. It doesn’t mean they will walk the walk.
In Ghana last month, President Barack Obama pointed out that at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2096&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International Movie Star in Minneapolis Aug 16th</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/international-movie-star-in-minneapolis-aug-16th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghanain heartthrob and much adored African actor, Van Vicker, will be back in Minnesota promoting &#8216;Raj, The Dancer&#8217; which is his second movie as a producer and director.
Van Vicker gained global attention as Raj in the hit movie &#8216;Beyonce&#8217;, but this new Raj is not a continuation of the former one. According to Van&#8217;s official [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2087&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Visit Must Be About More Than Promises</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/obamas-visit-must-be-about-more-than-promises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Earl Ofari Hutchinson for New America Media
President Obama’s two-day visit to Ghana is history making only in the sense that he’s the first African-American president to visit the continent. President Clinton and Bush also made extended trips to African nations during their presidency. And both former presidents made big promises to boost trade, business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2081&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Ghana Speech</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/obama-ghana-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning. It is an honour for me to be in Accra, and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana.
I am deeply grateful for the welcome that I&#8217;ve received, as are Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama. Ghana&#8217;s history is rich, the ties between our two countries are strong, and I am proud [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2083&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twin Cities World (Africa) Refugee Day Celebrations</title>
		<link>http://minneafrica.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/twin-cities-world-africa-refugee-day-celebrations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is today known as International or World Refugee Day was first declared as African Refugee Day by the African Union. Africa hosts the most refugees in the world and in 2001 the African Union and UN agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with the June 20th Africa Refugee Day.
Minnesota is home to many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minneafrica.wordpress.com&blog=5046379&post=2072&subd=minneafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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