Read Part I of the series, “U.S. Military Presence and Activity in Africa: Sahel Region.” WEST AFRICA AFRICOM’s roles and objectives in the West Africa region are directly equivalent to those in the Sahel Region. Stated by General Waldhauser, its principal...
Read Part I (Sahel region), Part II (West Africa), and Part III (North Africa) of the series. EAST AFRICA General Waldhauser began by addressing Somalia and the country’s ongoing conflict, including al-Shabaab’s ongoing violent extremism and the emergence of...
In March 2018, General Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee, as he gave the command’s annual Posture Statement to Congress. Part of the importance behind military...
Sisters Agnes Mueller, Barbara Ann Muttra, Kathleen McGuire and cousins Mary Joel Kolmer and Shirley Kolmer died during the civil war in Liberia. Sisters Barbara Ann and Mary Joel accompanied the convent watchman to check on the safety of his family because there was...
As many of our readers know, the second Africa Synod which was celebrated in Rome this past October was not an event, but a process. That process continues and we want to share with you the latest! The Mumemo Declaration is communique sent as a result of a meeting...
Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: We are writing to urge you to not designate Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). We realize that Boko Haram is...
This article by Bahati Jacques from the Oct-Dec Edition of Around Africa, 2011. On October 14, 2011, President Barack Obama sent a letter to Congress to inform law-makers that he had authorized the deployment of one hundred “combat equipped U.S. forces to...
This article from the Oct-Dec 2011 edition of Around Africa, by Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director Encouragement for the Church in Africa and a challenge to the Universal Church On November 19th, 2011, in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, Pope Benedict XVI...
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 announcement that 100 U.S. troops have been deployed...
Below is a clip from a press release discussing a recent NGO statement calling for ceasefire in Libya. AFJN was instrumental in the creation of this statement in its work with ADNA, among others, to come together in one voice and demand a peaceful, political solution...
