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With the help of many partners, South Sudan is growing literacy and its next generation of leaders

His Excellency Philip Jada Natana and Charles Adams Cogan

Minnpost

September 7th, 2023

His Excellency Philip Jada Natana, Ambassador or South Sudan to the U.S., and BFA Board Member Charles Adams Cogan pen this op-ed for Minnpost.

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INTERVIEW: Books For Africa celebrates 35th anniversary

Emily Baude & Ben Henry

KSTP

September 2nd, 2023

Books For Africa, a local non-profit that has shipped millions of books to Africa, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Ben Henry sat down with Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of Books For Africa, to discuss the anniversary.

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African diplomatic corps to attend Books For Africa 35th Anniversary Gala on September 13

Panashe Matemba-Mutasa

Mshale

August 21st, 2023

In celebration of 35 years of promoting literacy, Books For Africa (BFA), the world’s largest shipper of donated books to Africa, will be hosting their 35th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday, September 13. Themed, “A Book for Every Child,” the event will be held at The Depot in Minneapolis and will introduce an upcoming Rotary International project to ship more than 100,000 books to South Sudan.

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One more coup, this time in Niger

Charles Adams Cogan

Minnpost

August 3rd, 2023

In this op-ed for Minnpost, BFA Board Member Charlie Cogan discusses the recent coup in Niger, and the broader challenges and opportunities facing Africa's Sahel region:

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Mandela Fellows Visit BFA Warehouse for Mandela Day of Service 2023

KSTP

July 20th, 2023

The Mandela Fellows visited Books For Africa's St. Paul warehouse to help sort books in honor of the Mandela Day of Service on July 18, 2023.

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Books For Africa Holds Summit Society Reception at Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC.

June 14th, 2023

Books For Africa leadership was in Washington, D.C. for our annual Summit Society Reception, and to attend the US Global Leadership Coalition annual summit!

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