by Jacques Bahati | Mar 24, 2017
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with the support of the UN and the ECOMIG Forces, ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia, has successfully conducted operations without bloodshed to ensure democracy in Gambia. After former President Yahya Jammeh refused... by Jacques Bahati | Mar 13, 2017
On October 18, 2016 under the facilitation of the African Union, the coalition of H.E. President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and some members of the opposition signed an agreement on the way forward to elect a president who will lead the... by Jacques Bahati | Feb 3, 2017
Jackie Mullen is a senior at The Catholic University of America, where she majors in International Relations. Having grown up all over the United States and abroad, she has cultivated a passion to combat both national and international issues. She is primarily... by Jacques Bahati | Jan 31, 2017
The House and Senate are considering steps to get rid of an anti-corruption law which, when implemented, keeps U.S. taxpayers’ money previously used for anti-corruption programs in oil, natural gas and mineral-rich foreign nations here at home to benefit American... by Jacques Bahati | Jan 17, 2017
During his recent visit to the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of information, H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga briefed the Catholic Task Force for Africa (CTFA), a coalition of Catholic advocacy groups in Washington DC metro area. The... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 22, 2016
“In the light of my recent meeting with the president and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I once more make a heartfelt appeal to all Congolese that, in this delicate moment in their story, they be artisans of... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 22, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “I am extremely disappointed that President Joseph Kabila... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 22, 2016
Catholic Women Religious have shown themselves as formidable and credible agents of social change in Africa by initiating, running, and funding numerous social service programs where governments have failed. How long will Women Religious continue to pick up the pieces... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 3, 2016
On November 29, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing headlined “Democracy and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” This hearing was focused for the most part on the political crisis surrounding the end of President Joseph... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 1, 2016
From November 22-27, 2016, 86 sisters from about 25 Catholic women religious congregations gathered in Nigeria’s Capital City, Abuja for a training on social analysis and advocacy to enable them actively participate in the overdue and much needed transformation of... 