Month: February 2008
We’ve been told over and over again: the train has left the station. The new U.S. military command for Africa (AFRICOM) is already operational in Stuttgart, Germany. It has temporary…
Q&A with Emmanuel Roberts The government of Sierra Leone requested that UN Security Council establish an international tribunal to prosecute individuals responsible for committing atrocities in the country’s brutal civil…
In wartime, the crime of rape is not a new phenomenon; but the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has no comparison. Many reports have been written…
On February 25th, the Water Working Group, of which AFJN is a part, delivered a letter to Congress, asking members to support the Water for the World Resolution. The text…
“The US War on Terror Exported to Rwanda: A Threat to Peace in DRC” Pambazuka News, article by Bahati Jacques and Beth Tuckey in reaction to President Bush’s trip to…
AFJN is honored to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, world-renowned development economist, will address the attendees of our 25th anniversary celebration. He will speak on the topic, “United States Policy and…
AFJN is excited to announce that Ishmael Beah, New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, will be a keynote speaker for AFJN’s 25th anniversary…
Washington, DC– The Maryknoll Sisters Congregational Leadership Team issued today the following statement: “During their visit to Africa, President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will visit Emusoi Centre, a…
AFJN took part in organizing a Press Call before President Bush made his trip to Africa from February 15th-21st. It was an attempt, by several US-based and Africa-based NGO’s to…
(Washington, DC) – Africa Faith and Justice Network is both saddened and incensed by the news reports and stories coming out of Kenya. As an Africa advocacy organization, we feel…
