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In late June, Congressman Keith Ellison (MN) traveled to Africa with five other members of Congress as part of his work for the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC).

Students from the Msalato School For Girls in Dodoma, Tanzania, recently received books from Books For Africa.

Books For Africa was pleased to host a delegation of African journalists visiting under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and the Minnesota International Center. Members of the delegation interacted with BFA staff regarding literacy trends in Africa, and how to improve book distribution systems. Countries represented in the delegation included Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.