IMBA Diaspora Singing Auditions in Boston

An American idol Style Singing Competition is being held to to find the the next ' African' American Gospel Star.

It's called IMBA Diaspora. Imba in Swahili means sing.  Gospel Singers of African descent (Diaspora) are invited to participate.

Boston Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 24th, at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in (201 Everett Avenue) Chelsea, MA, 02150 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM.

Regional winners will be flown to North Carolina for the Finals in July, 2018.  The winner will get a Music and Video Recording Contract.

Auditions will be held in Atlanta, Boston, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Texas, New York and North Carolina.

For more information visit www.imbadiaspora.org.  Or call Pastor Jared Mlongecha at 781-284-0510.

CCM Mkoa wa Iringa Umetoa Msaada wa Bati 300 na Mifuko ya Saruji 500 Kwa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa

Katibu wa chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa Christopher Magala akizungumzia utekelezaji wa ila ya chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa

 Na hii ni baadhi ya mifuko ya saruji na bati walizopewa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa

 Mwenyekiti wa chama cha mapinduzi manispaa ya Iringa Said Rubeya akifanya kazi kwa vitendo wakati wa hafla ya kukabidhi msaada huo 

 Mwenyekiti wa umoja wa vijana Mkoa wa Iringa Kenani kihongosi akifanya kazi kwa vitendo

 Mbunge wa viti maalum Mkoa wa Iringa Ritta Kabati akifanya kazi kwa vitendo 

Na Fredy Mgunda, Iringa.

Chama cha mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kimeanzimisha miaka arobain na moja (41) kwa kutoa msaada wa bati mia tatu (300) na mifuko ya saruji mia tano (500) kwa halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa kwa ajili ya kusaidia ukarabati na ujenzi kwenye shule zenye mahitaji hayo kwa kufanya kazi za kimaendeleo 

 

Akizungumza wakati wa kukabidhi msaada huo Katibu wa chama cha mapinduzi Mkoa wa Iringa Christopher Magala alisema kuwa wameamua kutoa msaada kwa kutimiza malengo ya ilani ya chama cha mapinduzi  ya mwaka 2015 hadi 2020 kwa kuwatumikia wananchi waliowaweka madarakani hivyo kufanya ni sehemu ya kazi za chama.

“Tunachokifanya hii leo ni kuendelea kuonyesha wananchi waliotuweka madarakani jinsi gani tunavyofanya kazi kwa mjibu wa ilani yetu kama mwenyekiti wa chama Dr John Pombe Magufuli anavyotekeleza vizuri ilani yetu” alisema Magala

Magala alisema kuwa halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa imekuwa kama yatima kimaendeleo kutokana na utendaji kazi wa viongozi wanayoingoza halmashauri hivyo chama cha mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kimeamua kuanza kufanya kazi za kimaendeleo kwa wananchi.

“Leo hii hakuna kitu kipya ambacho kimefanya na halmashauri ya Iringa ndio maana tumeingia kazini kufanya kazi kwa nguvu zetu zote hivyo tutawatumikia wananchi ipasavyo na kuhakikisha manispaa inasonga mbele kimaendeleo” alisema Magala

Magala alisema kuwa wameamua kukabidhi misaada hiyo sambamba na kufanya kazi katika shule ya sekondari ya Mawelewele iliyopo kata ya Mwangata kama mfano wa kuikwa kwa wananchi wa kata hiyo sambamba na wanafunzi na viongozi wengine kufanya kazi kwa vitendo na sio kukaa tu maofisini.

“Leo tunakabidhi kama mfano tu wa msaada wetu hapa shuleni tunatoa bati mia hamsini na mifuko ya saruji sitini kwa lengo la kusaidia kumalizika kwa ujenzi huu ambao unaendelea hii leo hivyo naomba uupokee msaada huu ambao najua kwa kiasi furani utachangia maendeleo ya shule hii” alisema Magala

Aidha Magala aliwataka walimu wa shule hiyo kufundisha kwa kuhudi na maarifa ili kuongeza ufaulu wa wanafunzi wa shule hiyo kwa kuwa serikali inatoa elimu bure bila malipo na kufanikisha kila mtoa apate elimu inayostali.

“Naombeni na sitaki kusikia kuna mtoto amefukuzwa shule kwa kukosa ada wala michango yoyote ile hapo mtanijua mimi nani na jinsi gani navyosimamia ilani ya chama changu hivyo naomba mfanye majukumu yenu kama mnavyotakiwa kufanya” alisema Magala

Magala aliwataka viongozi wote wa mkoa,wilaya, kata hadi tawi kuhakikisha wanafanya kazi vuizuri kwa kusimamia ilani ya chama cha mapinduzi ili kuendelea kutoa huduma bora kwa wananchi ambao wamewaka madarakani.

Baada ya kupokea msaada huo mkuu wa wilaya ya Iringa Richard Kasesela alikishukuru chama cham mapinduzi mkoa wa Iringa kwa kutoa msaada huo ambazo utasaidia kutatua matatizo ya miundimbinu ya shule za manispaa ya Iringa ambazo zipo taabani kabisa.

“Kazi mnayoifanya kweli ilitakiwa kufanywa na serikali ya halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa lakini imeshindwa hivyo naomba nitoe shukrani zangu za dhati kwa viongozi wangu wote CCM mkoa wa Iringa kwa kazi kubwa mnayoifanya kuhakikisha wananchi wanapata maendeleo” alisema Kasesela

Kasesela aliongeza kuwa kuwepo kwa upinzani ndani ya halmashuri ya manispaa ya Iringa kunarudisha nyuma maendeleo ya wananchi kwa kuwa wapinzani hawafanyika kazi kama inavyostahili hivyo tunaomba viongozi wa chama mtusaidie msaada wa kutuletea maendeleo.

“Halmashauri ya manispaa ya Iringa ni yatima hivyo tunaomba chama cha mapinduzi kupitia viongozi wangu mtusaidie kufanya shughuli za kimaendeleo msiishie leo tu maanakuna vitu vingi bado havijakaa sawa” alisema Kasesela

Kasesela akatoa agizo kwa kiongozi yeyoto Yule atakayetumia vibaya msaada huo ulitolewa na chama cha mapinduzi atakula naye sahani moja hadi atajuta kwa kwanini ametumia vibaya msaada huo.

Kenyan Lawyer Receives Award in Massachusetts, USA!

Renowned Kenyan Lawyer, PLO Lumumba set to receive an African Luminary Award in Lowell, USA

(AJABU AFRICAN NEWS, JAN, 26, 2018) LOWELL, Mass.__Professor PLO Lumumba, a popular Kenyan lawyer, who shot to even more limelight recently when he animated proceedings at Kenya Supreme court while defending the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)---during the reelection battle between president Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee coalition and Raila Odinga of the Opposition's NASA coalition---is set to arrive in Boston this week where he will receive an award for his works that have caused ripples in many corners of the African continent.  Lumumba, who just recently stepped down as the director of the Kenya School of Law to pursue other interests and pave way for fresh leadership will receive the Africa Luminary Award conferred by the African Cultural Association, organizers of the wildly popular Lowell African Festival. (watch Lowell African festival Video Recap here >>) The unique ceremony will take place this Saturday, January 27th 2018 at the Lodge of Elks hall located at 40 Old Ferry Road in Lowell, approximately 35 miles north of Boston starting at 6pm to around midnight. FULL STORY HERE >>>

Tanzania Yapiga Mnada Meno ya Viboko

Kiboko

 JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Authorities in Tanzania plan an auction of 3.5 tons of hippo teeth next week, drawing criticism from conservation groups who say the sale could encourage increased killing of the vulnerable species for its body parts.

   Licensed dealers on Monday can bid for the 12,500 pieces of hippo teeth at the tourism and natural resources ministry in the East African nation's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, according to Tanzanian wildlife authorities. Buyers will receive documents confirming ownership.

   Many hippo populations across Africa face intense pressure from hunting for their ivory and meat, the WWF conservation group said.

   "Therefore, even though some countries still have healthy populations, WWF discourages the consumption of hippopotamus ivory and are disappointed to see auctions such as this taking place," said Colman O'Criodain, a WWF expert in wildlife trade.

   Another conservation group, Born Free, said it was concerned there could be more demand for hippo ivory as efforts to end the trafficking of elephant ivory intensify.

   China, long the world's largest consumer of elephant ivory, announced a ban on its trade that took effect at the beginning of this year.

   An international "red list" of endangered species classifies the hippo as vulnerable and estimates there are up to 130,000 hippos in sub-Saharan Africa. Hippo teeth are carved into ornaments for sale in parts of Asia.

   A regulated trade in hippo parts is allowed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES.

Waziri Tillerson wa Marekani Atatembelea Nchi Kadhaa za Afrika mwezi Machi!

 

Rais Trump wa Marekani akimwangalia Mh. Waziri Rex Tillerson

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - President Donald Trump in a new letter to African leaders says he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an "extended visit" to the continent in March, his first in that role.

   The letter dated Thursday is addressed to African leaders as they gather for an African Union summit this weekend in Ethiopia's capital.

   U.S. diplomats have scrambled for days to address shock and condemnation after Trump's reported comparison of African nations to a dirty toilet. Trump has said he didn't use such language, while others present say he did.

   Many in Africa were taken aback by the comments after nearly a year of little attention by the Trump administration to the world's second most populous continent. Concerns have been widespread over proposed deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid and a shift from humanitarian assistance to counterterrorism.

   Trump's letter, seen by The Associated Press and confirmed by two U.S. officials, says the U.S. "profoundly respects" the partnerships and values shared by the U.S. and Africans and that the president's commitment to strong relationships with African nations is "firm."

   The letter offers Trump's "deepest compliments" to the African leaders as they gather for Sunday's summit of their 55-nation continental body. It also notes that U.S. soldiers are "fighting side by side" against extremism on the continent and that the U.S. is working to increase "free, fair and reciprocal trade" with African countries and partnering to "safeguard legal immigration."

   The letter gives no details on Tillerson's upcoming visit. A State Department official said it was expected to include stops in four to six countries.

   On Friday, Trump had a rare meeting with an African leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling Rwanda's president and new African Union chair Paul Kagame a "friend."

   For his part, Kagame tweeted: "Had very good bilateral meeting with (at)realDonaldTrump!" The Rwandan government said Kagame had "observed that many of the world's fastest-growing economies are in Africa."

   Neither side referred to Trump's vulgar comment.

   But African leaders are expected to respond to Trump during Sunday's summit. The U.S. will be represented at the gathering by Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, the U.S. envoy to the AU, instead of the traditional high-level Washington delegation.

   An AU spokeswoman has said the organization was "frankly alarmed" by Trump's remark, and a number of African nations have spoken out or summoned U.S. diplomats for an explanation. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, however, countered by expressing his love for Trump and saying he should be praised for not mincing his words.

   Dozens of former U.S. ambassadors to African countries wrote a letter to Trump expressing "deep concern" over his comments and asking him to reconsider.

   The State Department's Bureau of African Affairs, in trying to calm things down, has tweeted that "the United States will continue to robustly, enthusiastically and forcefully engage" with African countries.

Tanzia - Yona Fares Maro

The Late Yona Fares Maro  1988-2018

Rest in Peace

Inasemekana Kaka Yona Alijiua kwa Kunywa sumu baada ya ugomvi na mke wake.  Lakini pia huenda alikua na frustrations za tangu afungwe jela mwaka jana. Alikaa huko siku 60.
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Huu ndo ujumbe wa Yona aliouacha nyuma ya kifo chake.....

Nimekuwa kwenye matatizo ya ndoa kwa miaka 4, kila wiki nikipambana na mke mlevi na mzinzi. Tukio la jana usiku na leo asubuhi limenisononesha na kunitia simanzi kubwa. Nimekata tamaa ya kila kitu na kila jambo nangoja mapenzi ya Mungu tu. Nalazimika kutumia dawa za usingizi lakini wapi. Sasa nipumzike nimwache mke wangu Eng Mloelya na mchepuko wake Eng Lossy wa Idara ya Maji Mbeya waendee!

Mambo Unayotakiwa Kuyafahamu Kuhusu Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar

Na Jumia Travel Tanzania

Januari 12 ya mwaka huu wa 2018 Wazanzibari pamoja na Watanzania kwa ujumla watakuwa wakiadhimisha miaka 54 tangu kutokea kwa mapinduzi Visiwani Zanzibar mnamo Januari 12, 1964. Mapinduzi ambayo yaliyofanywa na wanamapinduzi wa kiafrika na kupelekea kuung’oa utawala wa kisultani na kiarabu visiwani humo na kuwa na utawala wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar.

 

Pamoja na siku hii kuadhimishwa kila mwaka, bado kuna watu wengi hawafahamu mambo muhimu kuhusu historia ya Zanzibar na yaliyopelekea mpaka mapinduzi kutokea. Kutokana na umuhimu wa siku hii kwa vizazi vilivyopita, vya sasa na vijavyo, Jumia Travel imekukusanyia mambo muhimu ambayo huna budi kuyafahamu.

Ikiwa na historia ndefu ya utawala wa Kiarabu tangu mwaka 1698, Zanzibar ilikuwa ni sehemu ya nchi ya ng’ambo ya Oman mpaka ilipojitwalia uhuru wake mnamo mwaka 1858 na kuwa chini ya utawala wake wenyewe wa Kisultani.

 

Wakati wa utawala wa Sultani Ali Ibn Said mnamo mwaka 1890, Zanzibar ilikuwa chini ya utawala wa Waingereza mpaka mwaka 1963 ilipowapatia wanzibar uhuru wao, ingawa haikuwahi kuwa chini ya utawala rasmi wa moja kwa moja wa dola ya Kiingereza.

Wananchi wa Zanzibar kwa kiasi kikubwa walikuwa ni mchanganyiko kutoka mataifa mbalimbali kama vile Waarabu, Wahindi, Waajemi, Washirazi na Waafrika, ambapo waarabu na wahindi ndio kwa kiasi kikubwa walikuwa wamehodhi ardhi na shughuli kuu na njia za biashara. Kadri muda ulivyozidi kwenda maingiliano baina ya watu wa mataifa hayo yalizidi kuongezeka kitu kilichopelekea utofauti baina yao kuanza kufifia.

Hata hivyo, walowezi wa Kiarabu kama wamiliki wa sehemu kubwa ya ardhi ya visiwani humo ndio walikuwa ni matajiri kuliko waafrika. Suala hilo pamoja na mambo mengine mengi ni miongoni mwa sababu zilizopelekea waafrika kuona sababu ya kufanya mapinduzi ili kuwa na utawala wa haki na usawa visiwani humo.

Kwa upande wa kisiasa, vyama vikuu visiwani Zanzibar vilikuwa vikiendeshwa na kuungwa mkono kulingana na utaifa (ukabila), kama vile Waarabu walikuwa wakitawala kwa sehemu kubwa ya chama cha Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP) huku Waafrika ilikuwa ni Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP).

 

Baada ya Zanzibar kutwaliwa na utawala wa Kisultani wa Oman mnamo mwaka 1698, sehemu ya ardhi yote visiwani humo iligawiwa kwa wanafamilia wa Kifalme wa Oman, ambapo vizazi vyao viliendelea kuimiliki mpaka mwaka 1964.

Ingawa sio Waarabu wote walikuwa ni matajiri kama familia ambazo zilikuwa zikimiliki mashamba ya karafuu na minazi, hasira ambayo waliyokuwa nayo waafrika ambao walikuwa wakifanya kazi kwenye mashamba hayo ilipelekea kujisikia hali ya kubaguliwa kwenye ardhi yao wenyewe. Hususani kwa kisiwa kidogo kama cha Zanzibar ambapo ilikuwa ni rahisi kuona pengo na utofauti mkubwa kati ya familia tajiri za kiarabu zilizokuwa zinamiliki ardhi na vijakazi wao masikini wa kiafrika.

 

Harakati za kutaka uhuru Visiwani Zanzibar zilianza kutokana na vuguvugu za shughuli za kisiasa ambapo kwa kiasi kikubwa waafrika hawakuwa wanapata uwakilishi sawa na nafasi bungeni. Kuanzia mwaka 1961 na kuendelea kulianza kufanyika kwa chaguzi za kisiasa za kidemokrasia ambapo vyama vikuu vya ASP na ZNP vilikuwa vikichuana vikali.

Chama kilichokuwa kikiungwa mkono na waafrika wengi cha ASP kilikuwa kikiendelea kuungwa mkono na kukubalika miongoni mwa waafrika wengi. Katika maeneo mengi kulipokuwa kunafanyika chaguzi kilionekana kuungwa mkono ingawa matokeo ya uchaguzi yalipotoka yalikuwa yanaonyesha kushinda sehemu chache.

Sababu hiyo ambayo ilikuwa ikijirudia mara kwa mara kwenye kila chaguzi ndiyo iliyopelekea waafrika kuona haja ya kufanya mapinduzi. Mnamo Januari 12, 9164 mapinduzi yalifanyika visiwani Zanzibar na kumfanya kiongozi wa chama cha ASP, Hayati Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume kuwa Rais mpya na kiongozi wa nchi.

Mapinduzi hayo yalipelekea ukomo wa utawala wa kiarabu visiwani Zanzibar wa takribani miaka 200, hivyo kuifanya siku hiyo kusherehekewa kwa maadhimisho maalum na kuwa ni siku ya mapumziko ya kitaifa.  

Serikali Yazipiga Marufuku Shule Binafsi Kukaririsha au Kufukuza Wanafunzi Walioshindwa Kufaulu

Serikali imezuia shule binafsi kumrudisha darasa, kufukuza mwanafunzi aliyefaulu mtihani darasa la 4, kidato cha 2 kwa kutofikia ufaulu wa shule husika.

Waraka wa Elimu Namba 7 wa Mwaka 2004 umepiga marufuku utaratibu wa shule zisizo za serikali kukaririsha Darasa, kufukuza au kuhamisha mwanafunzi aliyefaulu Mtihani wa Darasa la Nne, Kidato cha pili kwa kigezo cha wanafunzi hao kutofikia wastani wa ufaulu wa shule husika.

Akina Dada Unapenda Wanaume wa Aina Gani??

Zilipendwa - Boney M Daddy Cool

Kila mtoto wa shule ya msingi/skeondary/ Chuo enzi za miaka ya 1970's mwisho na 1980's walijua huo wimbo!

ZIlipendwa Boney M. - Ma Baker

Nani anakumbuka huo wimbo ukipigwa Radio Tanzania enzi zile....???  DISCO

Ulevi na Fesheni ya Gawa Kundu

Wadau, hii picha ilipigwa kwenye treni (subway) ya mji wa New York jana. Wanaume wa umri mbalimbali wanapenda kushusha suruali (Sagging Pants) na kuonyesha chupi zao, chupi zingine chafu.  Wanaonayesha matako pia.  Sasa huyo jamaa pichani kalewa na matako yote nje, hana habari, wala hajali!  Kwa wasiojua hiyo fesheni ilianza gerezani, wanaume walikuwa wanatangaza kuwa wanagawa mkundu...kufirwa! Acheni kuiga fesheni za watu zisiozo za maana! Sasa hivi Usenge unashamiri.

UN Investigating Deaths of 14 Tanzanian Peacekeepers in Congo

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. is launching an investigation into attacks on peacekeepers in a part of Congo where the deadliest single assault on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in almost 25 years unfolded last month.

   Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Friday he's appointing longtime U.N. peacekeeping official Dmitry Titov to lead a special investigation into attacks around the town of Beni.

   The probe will focus on the Dec. 7 rebel attack that killed 15 peacekeepers and wounded over 40 others at a base near Beni. The dead were Tanzanian.

   The attack has been blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces, one of various armed groups in the mineral-rich region.

   The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is the world's largest. The investigation will evaluate its preparedness and response to attacks and provide recommendations on preventing them.

In December, at an emotional ceremony held to commemorate the dead, the prime minister, Kassim Majaliwa said Tanzanians want to know what exactly happened and ‘ legal actions taken against those involved’.

‘‘The government of Tanzania is calling on the UN to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation for the spilled blood of Tanzanian soldiers, in order to know and justice be attained. It is our hope that will be done within the shortest time.’‘

Bodies of Murdered Peacekeepers returned to Tanzania for burial

Beware of Scam Claiming Massachusetts Powerball Winner is Giving Out Money!

Massachusetts State Treasurer Warns Citizens of Fraudulent Emails Claiming a Donation From Powerball Winner

Illegitimate emails are being sent using the Treasurer’s name. They claim, “You have a donation from the former Massachusetts hospital worker, winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot”. According to Treasurer Goldberg, these emails are a scam and have not been sent by her or the Massachusetts Office of the State Treasurer.

“It has come to our attention that emails using my name and likeness have been sent to residents across the state,” said Treasurer Deb Goldberg. “Our goal is to ensure that no Massachusetts citizen is taken advantage of as part of this scam.”

If you have any questions, please contact the Treasurer’s office at (617) 367-6900.  Below is tan example of such message:

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Heri ya Mwaka Mpya 2018

Nawakatia wadau wote Heri ya Mwaka Mpya 2018!

Babu Seya na Familia Yake Wapewa Msamaha na Rais Magufuli

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania na Amiri Jeshi Mkuu Dkt. John Pombe Magufuli leo Disemba 09,2017 kwenye sherehe za miaka 56 ya Uhuru wa Tanganyika ametoa msamaha kwa wafungwa 8157.

Bonyeza hapa kusoma zaidi http://www.bmghabari.com/watanzania-waguswa-na-msamaha-wa-rais-magufuli/

Mashoga wa Geita Wako Jela

Tanzania kuna sheria kali kuhusu ushoga, usenge na ufiraji.  Unaweza kufungwa maisha ukikamatwa.

Mashoga wa Uganda

   DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzanian police say they have arrested three more people over a video shared online in which a woman kisses and embraces another woman.

   Ahmed Msangi, police chief in the Mwanza region, says 25-year-old Janeth Shonza was arrested in the central region of Singida. He says police also are holding a man accused of creating the video and another woman seen in it.

   One of the women seen kissing, Milembe Suleiman, was arrested in the northwestern region of Geita earlier this week.

   Homosexual relations are criminalized in Tanzania and the law prescribes sentences of up to life in prison.

   This East African nation has launched a crackdown against people accused of promoting homosexuality. Authorities have threatened to deregister non-governmental organizations accused of supporting gays.

Kwa habari zaidi BOFYA HAPA:

Wasio na Makaratasi Marekani Warudishwa Kwao

Halahala kama huna makaratasi Marekani siku hizi:

Wiki hii  Mke na Mume WaSpanish kutoka Mexico waliokuwa na kampuni ya landscpaping  New  JerseyJwaliokuwa wamezaa watoto watatu Marekani wamerudishwa kwao Mexico. Hawakuwa na hatia zaidi ya kutokuwa na makaratasi.


   NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A couple who came to New Jersey from Mexico 30 years ago have been deported, leaving their three children behind.

   Oscar and Humberta Campos lived in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and own a landscaping company. They said goodbye to their children Friday morning at Newark's airport before boarding a flight to Mexico City. The children, ages 16, 22 and 24, are all American citizens.

   "There is no distance. I will always have them in my heart," Oscar Campos told WCAU-TV .

   Campos said he fled violence in his hometown, Tamaulipas, and crossed the border into Texas in 1989.

   WCAU-TV reports that after a lengthy effort to obtain work visas, the couple were ordered by immigration officials to leave the country.

   Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey tried to help the family stay in the U.S. He says he's "extremely disappointed" their stay of removal was denied.

   "Mr. and Mrs. Campos' case reinforces the urgent need for us to stand united in seeking common sense solutions to our broken immigration system that are consistent with our core American principles," he said in a statement.

   Just before the couple left, Oscar Campos gave his children some parting advice.

   "Fight for your dreams, because life continues and you will always find good people that support you," he said. "There are a lot of good people. Don't give your hopes up."

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Na pia Mama MGhana anarudishwa Ghana baada ya kukutwa na hati ya kudhulumu maskini food
stamps zao hapa Massachusetts.

   WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The owner of a Massachusetts store has pleaded guilty to her role in a food stamp fraud scheme that netted her more than $280,000.

   Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Esther Acquaye, who owns Esther's Fashion Paradise in Worcester, paid some customers 50 cents for every Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollar and received the full value of the benefits from the government.

   Acquaye pleaded guilty Thursday to aiding and abetting SNAP fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods, and conspiracy. Sentencing is scheduled for March 7. The Ghana native who is in the U.S. legally also faces deportation.

   Authorities started investigating when they noticed a spike in SNAP transactions at the store. Prosecutors say she also allowed customers to use SNAP benefits to buy the fake designer merchandise she stocked, which is against program rules.

Wanajeshi Kutoka Tanzania Walinda Amani wa UN Wauawa Congo

UN Tanzanian Peacekeepers

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press

   KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - In the deadliest single attack on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in nearly 25 years, rebels in eastern Congo killed 15 peacekeepers and wounded over 50 others in an assault on their base that was launched at nightfall and went on for hours.

   U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed "outrage and utter heartbreak" and called the attack a war crime, urging Congolese authorities to swiftly investigate. The State Department's Bureau of African Affairs said it was "horrified."

   U.N. peacekeeping spokesman Nick Birnback said it was the deadliest attack on a U.N. peacekeeping mission since June 1993, when 22 Pakistani soldiers were killed in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

   The peacekeepers killed Thursday were from Tanzania. Tanzanian President John Magufuli expressed his shock and prayers for the wounded, three of whom are in critical condition. At least five Congolese soldiers also were killed in the attack Thursday evening that has been blamed on one of the region's deadliest rebel groups.

   Three peacekeepers were missing, the U.N. said. More than 20 were evacuated for medical treatment in the regional capital, Goma.

   Birnback, the U.N. peacekeeping spokesman, called the assault "a determined and well-coordinated attack by a well-armed group."

   It was not clear when military reinforcements arrived after the attack, the U.N. said. Conditions in the region are "very, very challenging," said U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who said the attack followed a recent increase in activities by various armed groups. He called the assault a response to the U.N. mission's own "increasingly robust posture."

   "We are disturbing them," he said. "They do not like it."

   The peacekeeping base is about 45 kilometers (27 miles) from the town of Beni, which has been repeatedly attacked by the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, rebel group. The ADF is suspected of being behind Thursday's assault. The base is home to the U.N. mission's rapid intervention force, which has a rare mandate to go on the offensive against armed groups in the vast, mineral-rich region.

   The U.N. mission in Congo is the largest and most expensive in the world. It has also been a high-profile target of the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts. The mission has a budget of $1.14 billion and over 16,500 soldiers. Nearly 300 peacekeepers have been killed since the mission arrived in 1999, according to U.N. data.

   Members of the U.N. Security Council, which authorized the peacekeeping mission, stood in silent tribute to the victims at the start of a meeting Friday afternoon on a five-nation force in Africa's Sahel region.

   Later, the council condemned the attack "in the strongest terms," underlined that deliberate attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes, and called on Congo's government to ensure that the perpetrators "are swiftly brought to justice."

   "This attack, the worst on U.N. peacekeepers in recent years, is a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by these brave women and men every day," the council said.

   Birnback said U.N. flags will fly at half-staff Monday all over the world in memory of those killed or injured.

   Congo, the size of Western Europe, has seen immeasurable cruelty and greed as a result of its mineral resources while more than 80 percent of the population lives below the absolute poverty line of $1.25 a day. The nation suffered through one of the most brutal colonial reigns ever known before enduring decades of corrupt dictatorship. Back-to-back civil wars later drew in a number of neighboring countries.

   Many rebel groups have come and gone during the U.N. mission's years of operation, at times invading the regional capital.

   One of the greatest threats now comes from the ADF. While the fighters are mainly Muslim, experts say there are no proven links between the rebels and other extremist organizations in Africa.

   The ADF "has an agenda both ideological and extremist in nature, but also focused ... on exploitation of illegal resources," Lacroix said. He accused the rebels of preying on the local population.

   The rebels once aimed to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni's regime in neighboring Uganda. By the 1990s, they had established themselves in Congo.

   Human rights groups say at least 1,000 people have been killed in the last three years as the ADF intensified attacks in Congo. About a dozen rebels have been sentenced to death on charges related to participating in an insurrection movement.

   The U.N. mission in 2006 helped carry out Congo's first free and fair elections in 46 years. Since then, the winner of that vote, President Joseph Kabila, has become entrenched in power. Anger has grown as presidential elections originally set for late last year have been repeatedly delayed. The government has blamed insecurity for the delays.

   The U.N. secretary-general in October warned that without real progress toward elections, Congo "is likely to enter a period of extreme volatility."

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   Lederer reported from the United Nations. Associated Press writer Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro in Beni, Congo contributed.

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