African Immigrants in Minnesota Urged to Seek US Citizenship

By Omari Jackson, Brooklyn Center African immigrants and refugees have been asked to seek citizenship, to avoid problems that are often tied to one’s immigration status.
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President Sirleaf Presents 2010 Christmas Gift to Low-cost Housing Unit Tenants

Executive Mansion News Release, Monrovia More than a thousand occupants of three low-cost housing estates on the outskirts of Monrovia were on Thursday, December 23, presented property Title Deeds by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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Pro-Gbagbo Forces Abduct Opponents: Disappearances, Killings May Fall Under ICC Jurisdiction

By Tirana Hassan , Dakar Security forces associated with Laurent Gbagbo are abducting and “disappearing” his rival’s supporters, Human Rights Watch said today, citing statements from numerous witnesses. Alassane Ouattara, Gbagbo’s rival, is widely believed to have won last month’s disputed presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire. Ivorian leaders who order and encourage these kinds of grave human rights abuses could be held accountable by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human…
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