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African Immigrants Find Homes Across Iowa Amid Challenges
University of Iowa researchers document African immigrant resettlement in Iowa as a growing presence in the Midwest. They highlight African migrants including refugees from Sudan Somalia Benin and the DRC and note religious institutions often aid adaptation. About 2 million Black immigrants from Africa live in five nations Nigeria Ethiopia Ghana Kenya and Somalia as of 2019.
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Mabety Soumah
Guinea
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of State
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Hink
Iowa
Great Plains
Sudan
Somalia
Benin
Democratic Republic of Congo
Amy Weismann
Midwest
Africa
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
U.S
The
Migration Policy Institute
United States
Europe