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Month: September 2010

On the Occasion of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Make a Pledge to Save our Environment Today

September 30, 2010

The Africa Faith and Justice Network  (AFJN) has partnered with the Catholic Coalition for Climate Change for the past two years.  As part of that partnership, we would like to…

Final Declaration Regional Conference of Religious Leaders on the Impackt of the LRA Yambio, 8-10th of September 2010

September 28, 2010

Statement in French here We, the religious leaders from regions affected by the LRA crisis in Uganda, in Sudan, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in Central African Republic…

The State of UN Millennium Development Goals and Implications for Africa

September 27, 2010

By Julie Albert, Intern Delegates from the 140 member states of the UN convened at a summit in New York City from September 20 to 22 to discuss the progression…

Now You know: Paul Kagame could be charged with genocide

September 24, 2010

The evidence of a criminal case against President Paul Kagame and associates is overwhelming.  A UN report that leaked to the French newspaper Le Monde on August 26 and scheduled…

Update: H.R. 4594/ S. 2982 International Violence Against Women Act of 2010

September 15, 2010

This article was first published in  our July -August Newsletter Updated and posted on Sep 15, 2010 Approximately one third of all women worldwide have been or will become victims…

The Ogaden Crisis: The Horn of Africa’s invisible humanitarian disaster

September 15, 2010

A low intensity conflict is simmering in the Horn of Africa. Hundreds of thousands are displaced following the burning of their homes and the destruction of villages. Livestock and other…

Burundi: Pierre Nkurunzia second term without the opposition, a concern

September 2, 2010

Since August 29, President Nkurunziza has formed a new government to serve with him during his second term.   Nkurunziza, the only presidential candidate, won his second term in office on…