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Month: August 2007

Humanitarian Situation Grows Worse in DRC

August 27, 2007

In the North Kivu region of eastern DR Congo, troops loyal to General Laurent Nkunda are thought to be largely responsible for an increase in violence, according to a recent BBC News report .…

“The Call of Christ in Africa,” Bishop Kevin Dowling Speaks in DC

August 21, 2007

Bishop Kevin Dowling, who received the Faith & Justice Award from AFJN in 2005, recently spoke in Washington on “The Call of Christ in Africa.” Please follow the link for…

China and Water Subjects of New Books by Former AFJN Director

August 19, 2007

During Dr. Marcel Kitissou’s time as Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network, he helped to raise the first alarms over the important role water would play in…

AFRICOM Hearings Illustrate Fears and Inconsistencies

August 7, 2007

Before August recess on Capitol Hill, both the House and the Senate found it pertinent to squeeze in two hearings on AFRICOM. Amidst voting bells and frantic lobbyists, Senators from the…

Justice Comes Slowly for Fr. Kaiser

August 5, 2007

Death came in the dark of night.  On the morning of August 24, 2000, Mill Hill Missionary Fr. Anthony John Kaiser was found mortally wounded on the side of a…