Month: July 2010
President Obama said, in his 2009 speech in Accra, Ghana, that America should support strong institutions and not strong men.
The United States foreign policy with the continent of Africa has been to support strong men and strong-handed governments and the U.S. interest abroad. With the election of President Barack Obama many thought there would be a change to this African policy.
In response to the recently-passed LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (S.1067/HR 2478), the lead voice for a peaceful resolution of the LRA conflict submitted an open letter to…
Eight years after its July 2002 founding, state parties and observers participated in the first ever review of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at a conference in Kampala, Uganda, earlier…
In many Western nations, a woman who is about to give birth has to go to the hospital, call her doctor, and be admitted for observation. The mother and child…
Current Political Climate in Rwanda Since the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, true democratic governance has never been on the agenda of the party that won the war, the Rwandan Patriotic…
Translated and edited by Africa Faith and Justice Network The South -Kivu governor’s communication Office, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mr. Buhendwa Eluga, a political science professor and…
On July 14, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes…
For the first time since gaining independence from Belgian colonization in 1962, democratically-elected leaders in Burundi have ended their term in office. For many, this highlights the quest towards restoration…
1.The burden of the neglected diseases While “the big three” infections AIDS, TB and malaria have caught the world’s attention, other disabling and fatal infectious diseases in Africa are being…
By: Josh Perry For women in the United States, the rights of today were achieved by courageous women with a cause and a drive to see change. These women came,…
For women in the United States, the rights of today were achieved by courageous women with a cause and a drive to see change. These women came, and continue to…
Voice of America TV, In Focus Jacques Bahati take on the Bombing in Kampala and US Policy in Africa
