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North Kivu Civil Society disagrees with UN Envoy to the Great Lakes and much more

August 27, 2013

On August 23, North Kivu Civil Society coalition’s Vice President and spokesperson Mr. Omar Kambale Kavota and his colleague Eudoxie Nziavake left Washington DC after a week of advocacy for…

D.R.Congo: UN Peacekeepers must fulfill its mission or go home

August 24, 2013

“The people are fed up with the United Nations (UN) peace missions in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are determined to do whatever it takes to end the…

Advocacy Victory: DRC Conflict Mineral Law Upheld

August 2, 2013

On July 23, 2013, the court ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rules which govern section 1502 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…

AFJN quoted in Redress Information and Analysis

July 8, 2013

The Ethiopian military and paramilitary forces, operating in the country’s Ogaden region, are, it is alleged, carrying out extra-judicial killings and gang rapes; falsely arresting and torturing innocent civilians; land ooting and destroying villages and crops in a systematic attempt to terrify the people.

President Obama Announces the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

July 3, 2013

As evidenced by Obama’s recent trip, a U.S.-Africa partnership will be key to policy decisions in the future. One of the greatest movers in Africa are the youth. Recently, Obama…

President Obama on the Crisis in Dem. Rep. of Congo

July 2, 2013

Before his trip, President Obama appointed a special envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa. During his trip to Africa, AFJN has urged the President to directly address the…

President Obama Announces Power Africa

July 1, 2013

President Obama left for Africa last week on June 26, 2013. As his trip draws to a close, we would like to share the latest release from the White House…

Spotlight on: Powerful African Women

June 30, 2013

Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was sworn in as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in 2012. Justice Bensouda is the first…

President Obama should support President Kikwete’s policy for the Great Lakes region

June 29, 2013

US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Tanzania in a few days as part of his second trip to Africa.  We urge President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania to discuss…

Senate resolution Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo passed unanimously

June 28, 2013

Source: http://www.coons.senate.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 28, 2013 CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042 United States Senate calls for stronger international commitment to sustaining peace in Democratic Republic of Congo…

The Committee for National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation

June 25, 2013

Opportunities and Challenges of Achieving the Mission South Sudan’s long track records of successive initiatives, combined with deep and fresh emotional wounds from the civil war suggest that the road…

Land: President Mugabe vs. Mike Campbell and the SADC Tribunal Demise

June 24, 2013

by Elizabeth Stack, AFJN Intern The Tribunal for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in 1992 and enacted by a protocol signed at a summit in Namibia in 2000…

Uganda: Senator Coons on the ongoing crack down on political dissent

June 24, 2013

This Press Release was issued by the office of Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs Senator Coons condemns Ugandan government’s violent suppression…

Letter to the New U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Senator Russ Feingold

June 19, 2013

A day after his appointment as the US Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 17 organizations, among them Africa Faith and…

Advocacy Groups, Congo Experts Applaud Appointment of Feingold as Envoy

June 18, 2013

WASHINGTON — Nineteen advocacy groups and Congo experts applaud U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for his appointment of former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) as the new U.S. Special…

US Special Envoy: No cozy relationships with Africa Great Lakes’ heavy handed regimes

June 18, 2013

by Jacques Bahati Former Senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold, has been appointed US Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. National and…

AFJN’s work on land grabbing mentioned in NCR

June 6, 2013

“When ants unite their mouths, they can carry an elephant,” says an African proverb.

Investor Statement in Support of SEC Rule 1502 on Conflict Minerals

May 31, 2013

This statement is being issued by various investment groups who represent over $450 billion of assets under management. Included in the signatories of this statement are members of the Interfaith…

The Economic and Development Problem of Africa: A Problem of Governance

May 31, 2013

By  Aniedi Okure, OP – Executive Director, AFJN. Paper presented  on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network ( AEFJN), Brussels April 22-25 A…

AFJN Now a Member of The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA)

May 28, 2013

This article first appeared in the April-June 2013 Edition of Around Africa “The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) is a joint initiative among governments, companies, and civil society…