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DR Congo: As Electoral Campaign Starts, Congolese and International NGOs Call for Urgent Measures to Prevent Escalating Violence

October 29, 2011

Contested election could lead to widespread violence, warns a coalition of 41 NGOsKinshasa, 28 October 2011 – The national election campaign officially starts today in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Responses to US Troops in Central Africa

October 26, 2011

ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE October 24, 2011 Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions For us, the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI), President…

Responses to US Troops in Central Africa

October 26, 2011

ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions For us, the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI), President Obama’s October 14th…

Sacramento State University Faculty Say Rwandan President is not Welcome

October 25, 2011

Here we go again!  After Oklahoma City, Chicago, Paris and Pittsburgh, some faculty members at Sacramento State University are also saying that Rwandan President Paul Kagame is not welcome.  President…

Long live Zambia for a peaceful power transfer

October 17, 2011

by Hervé Cheuzeville, translated  from French by Bahati Jacques.  Originally published by Echo D’Afrique on September 23, 2011  A major event occurred on September 23rd, 2011. Yet it went largely unnoticed…

Burundi: Preventing a Predictable Civil War

October 17, 2011

“Burundi has passed an important milestones on the path to peace, but the page of the conflict has not yet been definitively turned. Loyal support from external partners remains necessary,”…

Elections in DRC

October 14, 2011

The following article is by Jacques Bahati from the July-Sept edition of Around Africa, AFJN’s newsletter.  Direct comments and questions to bahati@afjn.org Preparations for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s General…

Forced to lie: Kagame Killed Presidents Habyarimana and Ntaryamira

October 4, 2011

Forced to lie: Kagame killed Presidents Habyarimana and Ntaryamira   By Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, former RPF Secretary General, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States, and Chief of Staff for…