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Month: May 2008

Zimbabwe: Violence Continues as Run-Off Approaches

May 30, 2008

By Ntama Bahati To this day Robert Mugabe is determined to remain in power at all cost. His strategy is to rule by force, particularly with violence against those who supported…

Thousands of HIV-positive Babies Born Daily

May 29, 2008

The World Health Organization issued a report saying about 2,000 children of HIV-positive mothers in the developing world are born with the disease on a daily basis because the mothers…

Dr. Denis Mukwege Speaks at Congo Global Action Coalition Conference

May 22, 2008

On March 30-31st at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, Congo Global Action Coalition held a conference on the Democratic Republic of the Congo; an effort to bring…

Buti Tlhagale OMI, Archbishop of Johannesburg, on presidential Run Off in Zimbabwe

May 15, 2008

Issued by Fr Chris Townsend, Information Officer of the SACBC, on behalf of Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI, President of the SACBC. Pretoria – May 13, 2008  ‘A run-off election in…

AFJN Encourages Congress to Prevent the Further Militarization of Africa

May 8, 2008

This week, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is marking up its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. In previous versions of the bill, Congress…

” PEACE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO”

May 7, 2008

PRESENTATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF BUKAVU AT CONGO GLOBAL ACTION’S CONFERENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,March 30 -31st, 2008 Translated From French  & Published April 7, 2008 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters,…