“The Weight of ‘Change’? AFRICOM and the U.S. Presidential Elections" Pambazuka News, article by Associate Director Beth Tuckey
"Bronx Students Aid War Victims in Congo" New York Times City Room article quotes Bahati Ntama and cites AFJN.
"The US War on Terror Exported to Rwanda: A Threat to Peace in DRC" Pambazuka News, article by Bahati Jacques and Beth Tuckey in reaction to President Bush's trip to Africa
In October 2003, James Jay Carafano, Ph. D. and Nile Gardiner, both from the Conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation, proposed to the Bush administration the creation of a centralized Africa command for the U.S. military. With this proposal as the basis for...
"Driven by Faith: Jacques Bahati and His Mission for Africa"Africana Connect Online Magazine, NonProfit Spotlight on AFJN Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati
On September 24, President Museveni of Uganda was addressing officials from 12 Ugandan universities in Kampala when he compared contracting HIV/AIDS to treason. According to the Monitor, he said to those who contract HIV/AIDS, "Instead of being an asset,...
"Former Teen Soldier Asks U.S. to Help Work for Peace in Uganda" Catholic News Service article about AFJN-sponsored Northern Uganda Lobby Day
"Americans Urge Bush Over LRA" Ugandan New Vision article about AFJN petition on northern Uganda
AFJN members in their annual meeting discussed and approved five resolutions treating important issues concerning the people of Africa. Members were encouraged to distribute and publicize the resolutions in their local newspapers, parishes, schools and other venues as...
To learn more about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, please visit the following websites/organizations: Amnesty International www.amnestyusa.org Congo Global Action Coalition http://drccoalition.blogspot.com Enough Project www.enoughproject.org...
People of Uganda, a country in eastern Africa, have experienced a troubled political history. Current President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986 following a coup that overthrew former president Milton Obote, upsetting supporters of Obote’s government. In 1989,...
"Student experiences Ugandan civil war firsthand" George Washington University Hatchet newspaper article on Uganda-CAN's Jackie Burgess