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9 Oct 2025 - Citizens of seven African nations will need to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply for a U.S. visitors visa in a new pilot program that runs…

3 Oct 2025 - Zar Electrik, the Franco-Moroccan trio from the south of France kicked off their North American tour at the Cedar in Minneapolis.

2 Oct 2025 - Lyna Nyamwaya of New Hope, a registered nurse and adjunct professor, announced her campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District…

29 Sep 2025 - Minneapolis mayoral candidates on Friday held their first debate hosted by the Citizens League at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

26 Sep 2025 - AI is helping African farmers access new information to identify crop diseases as private investment in agriculture-related tech climbs to $600…

22 Sep 2025 - The shuttered Cub Foods grocery store, left, and a boarded up CVS store, both in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, came up during a Mayoral…

19 Sep 2025 - The U.S. Department of State is implementing a $1 registration fee to enter the popular Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program that grants 55,000…

17 Sep 2025 - Xp Lee has won the special election to fill the Minnesota House seat formerly held by the late Speaker of the state House Melissa Hortman, who was…

12 Sep 2025 - If applying for a U.S. visa, like a visitor's visa, you can only do so at your country of nationality or where you have legal residence.

12 Sep 2025 - Ghana is the first West African country to announce it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. to receive deported foreign nationals.

11 Sep 2025 - Co-working office space is now available at the S.H.A.K.E., a woman- and BIPOC-owned event and co-working at the Historic Coliseum in Minneapolis.

5 Sep 2025 - Mike Kenyanya has completed his six-year term on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. In an interview with Mshale, he reflected on his time…

3 Sep 2025 - Trump immigration policies and visa delays for international students are taking a financial toll on U.S. universities and colleges.

29 Aug 2025 - Business leaders at a summit in St. Paul say U.S.-Africa trade and investment is still possible despite unpredictable Trump policies.

27 Aug 2025 - Ian Oundo, a former staffer with the state Democratic Party in Minnesota has launched his bid for Minnesota Senate District 35 which includes Coon…

26 Aug 2025 - The Franco-Moroccan trio known as Zar Electrik will make their Minnesota with a show at the Cedar in Minneapolis on September 24, 2025.

22 Aug 2025 - The Minnesota Democratic Party has revoked the endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh as Mayor of Minneapolis, sparking outrage.

19 Aug 2025 - Minnesota State House Rep. Cedric Frazier is the first to announce a run for the open Hennepin County Attorney Seat. The election is in 2026.

15 Aug 2025 - Congresswoman Ilhan Omar joined state and local officials for the ribbon cutting ceremony of new affordable housing in Robbinsdale.

13 Aug 2025 - Bernard Omari Ayako of Spring Park, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

13 Aug 2025 - Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Xp Lee has won the Democratic primary to fill the seat formerly held by the late Minnesota House Speaker…

10 Aug 2025 - Kenyan Women in the United States (KWITU) concluded their annual reunion and 10-year celebration at the InterContinental Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul…

9 Aug 2025 - The largest organization of Kenyan women in North America began a three-day convention in Minnesota Friday to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

7 Aug 2025 - The Little Africa festival returned to St. Paul for the 11th year on Sunday with members from African communities showcasing their cultures.

5 Aug 2025 - Kenyan presidential candidate Dr. Fred Matiang'i brought his diaspora campaign roadshow to Minnesota when he addressed over 1,000 Kenyans on Sunday.

1 Aug 2025 - A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that Black communities are under threat as Trump eliminates…

31 Jul 2025 - Kenyan presidential candidate, Dr. Fred Matiang'i, will bring his diaspora campaign roadshow to Minnesota with events on Aug. 2 and Aug. 3, 2025.

31 Jul 2025 - Wadaag Commons, a 39-unit affordable housing complex, the brainchild of the first Somali developer in the United States, Nawal Noor, had a ribbon-…

28 Jul 2025 - In what organizers called the first of its kind in the United States, a Liberian Independence Day Parade took place in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on…

28 Jul 2025 - Rev. Alexander Bango Collins, the board chair of Liberian Ministers Association in Minnesota has told Liberians to be pragmatic and tell the country’…

25 Jul 2025 - The largest gathering of Kenyan women in the diaspora (KWITU) is set to take place in Minnesota’s Twin Cities on August for their 10th anniversary…

18 Jul 2025 - African immigrants have been urged to push their elected officials for more mental health resources as by not doing so they risk being left out.

16 Jul 2025 - Black Americans continue to face serious challenges in saving for retirement, even as their incomes grow, according to a new report by the Employee…

11 Jul 2025 - U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has criticized President Donald Trumps Big Beautiful Bill as harmful and immoral. She was speaking at a press conference in…

27 Jun 2025 - AfriBit Africa, a Kenyan fintech company, has introdcued bitcoin in Sowesto West, a neighborhood of the Kibera slum in Kenya ‘s capita, Nairobi.

20 Jun 2025 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will not invite President Trump to its convention this year, marking the first…

12 Jun 2025 - NiJaree Canady has become the first college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal worth more than $1 million.