Amjambo Time

On this month's episode you hear:
Mufalo Chitam, Belinda Ray, and Mayor Foley share thoughts on the housing crisis in Maine and the plan to build tiny houses for asylum seekers.

Baba Ly discusses how immigrant parents can talk to their kids about racism in Maine.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Oumal Barkad shares her journey to get engineering certification in Maine.

Food can serve as a bridge between immigrants and the host community. Lilian Lema tells us how.

Topics: Election news, Systemic racism, The treatment of refugees

Guests: Betsy Sweet, Safia Khalid , Lisa Parisio of ILAPand Baba Ly

Renowned Burundi human rights activist Maggie Barankitse was in Maine to speak to the diaspora. She shared her message of civic engagement with Amjambo Time.

Gayle Smith of One Campaign urged influential leaders of the African Diaspora in Maine to make their voices heard loudly in Washington. Tune in for an interview with her on this week's show.


Ulya Aligulova shares key takeaways for communities of color from the last legislative session in Maine.

Coco McCracken and Marpheen Chann discuss Asian American Heritage month and "Moonglade," a new Amjambo monthly feature.

The Miss Rwanda contest is rocked by sex scandals, with the organizer and some previously crowned Miss Rwanda contestants behind bars. We bring you updates from this evolving situation.

Amjambo Africa’s Georges Bugadu talks with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree about the asylum seeking process and the federal rule about waiting for work permits.

The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and partners are feeding more than 250 immigrants housed in motels in Maine on a daily basis. Many of them do not have access to stoves for cooking. Madeleine Saucier of MIRC talks to us on Amjambo Time.

Rwandans and friends around the world are commemorating the genocide against the Tutsi that took place in Rwanda and killed close to one million people in 1994. The president of the Rwandan community in Maine Appolinaire Munyaneza describes this year's planned event.

And to fulfill our promise from last time -I have Clarisse Karasira on the Show today - a singer from Rwanda with a huge following who is now a Mainer and busy exploring the music scene here.

Join Amjambo TIme reporter Jean Damascène Hakuzimana for episode two

On January 14, Amjambo Africa and University of Southern Maine radio station WMPG launched “Amjambo Time” as part of WMPG’s new Global Mainers initiative. Hosted by radio professional and Amjambo Africa News Editor Jean Damascène Hakuzimana, episodes of “Amjambo Time” will broadcast once a month.