By Dianne Anderson Everybody who is anybody will converge at the nonprofit Sister Cities International’s first-ever African Regional Summit to network, to talk economic development strategies, and look to make new cultural connections in America. From all corners of the Motherland, dignitaries will arrive in Cape Town, South Africa for the conference that runs February ...

By Dianne Anderson Water, that nearly invisible thing that nobody thinks about until it’s gone, is the catalyst behind Phyllis Venable’s mission with Sister Cities of Long Beach, and their Mombasa affiliate. Currently, the east coast of Africa leads the world in babies dying from waterborne diseases. It’s what keeps Venable up at night. Their ...