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By Chazmine A. Moore, Research Intern 31 July 2020 Inspired by the African Proverb, on June 22nd and 23rd, Nigerian youth gathered online to unite in an effort to combat sexual violence. The two-day workshop, Voices for Change, sponsored by the Africa Faith and... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 24, 2020
July 24, 2020The Honorable Nita LowerChairwoman, House Committee on AppropriationsH-307 The CapitolWashington, DC 20515 Re: Financial Measures to Protect Africa from Financial Instability Due to COVID-19 Dear Chairwoman Lower,We, the Africa Faith & Justice... by AFJN Intern | Jul 16, 2020
By Chazmine A. Moore, AFJN Research Intern Michael Sang Correa, a human rights abuser and member of the “Junglers,” a hit squad unit of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, entered the United States in 2016 and was arrested in 2019 by the United States (US)... by Lydia Andrews | Jul 11, 2020
On July 11, 2020, Rev. Aniedi Okure wrote “Da che parte scriviamo la storia?” for Nigrizia. Read the full article here: https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/da-che-parte-scriviamo-la-storia by Jacques Bahati | Jul 10, 2020
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE10 Juillet 2020Pour des entretiens téléphoniques et virtuels, contactezLydia Andrews, directrice des communicationslydia@afjn.org | 847-772-2305 Washington, DC – ( Read in English) Jeudi 9 Juillet 2020, des milliers de citoyens de la République... by Lydia Andrews | Jul 10, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2020For phone and virtual interviews contactLydia Andrews, Communications Managerlydia@afjn.org | 847-772-2305 Washington, DC – (Lire En Français) On Thursday July 9, thousands of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens took to... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 9, 2020
The Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA) is a non-partisan network of US-based organizationsand scholars with programmatic focus on Africa /U. S-Africa policy. We share an urgent concern about the advancing COVID-19 pandemic and its impending impact on Africa’s... by Jacques Bahati | Jul 8, 2020
On June 20, 2020 a Judge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced one of the country’s high level official, Mr. Kamerhe Lwa Kanyigini Vital, the President’s chief of staff to 20 years of hard labor for embezzlement and corruption. His co-accused, Mr.... by AFJN Intern | Jul 2, 2020
By Chazmine A. Moore Theodisiah Okoh is the artistic designer behind Ghana’s flag, which is no small achievement since the design influenced many other African countries’ flags such as Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, Togo, Mali, The Republic of Congo, and more. Okoh... 