AFJN News, Articles, and Information
“Zambia must not go backwards, we must all face the future and go forward as one nation. Not to do so would dishonour our history." “Did we become grey and lacking in ideas? Did we lose momentum? Our duty now is to go away and reflect on any mistakes we may have made...
Updated April 19, 2013 The Rwandan opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, leader of Rwanda's FDU-Ingiki remain in prison. She is accused of genocide denial, divisionism and terrorism by President Paul Kagame’s regime. In 2010, she returned from the...
In a letter to Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) President, Mr. Jared L. Cohon, African Great Lakes Coalition writes: If CMU is genuinely invested in sustainable peace and development in Rwanda, and if it is determined to cultivate a relationship with Kagame, we are...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Rebecca Cech (412) 736-9889 Jeffrey Cech (724) 880-4371The Pittsburgh City Council advised caution in US support of Kagame’s government, but Carnegie Mellon University invites Rwandan president to begin a privileged relationship with...
By Bureau of Study, Observation, and Coordination of the Regional Development of Walikale (BEDEWA) Where does civil society stand? It is divided. A large chunk of civil society has strayed from the traditional vision and mission of civil society. It has committed to...
To the Honorable Chairman and Honorable Members of Senate’s Political, Administrative, and Judicial Commission (PAJ) RE: The PAJ Commission review of the draft bill on the specialized Court Honorable Chairman, Honorable Members of Senate’s Political, Administrative,...
In recent weeks a debate has emerged over the merits of the conflict minerals provision in the Dodd-Frank Act. Critics of the legislation assert that the provision and those groups supporting it are responsible for causing damage to the people and communities of...
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...
This article is from our April-June edition of Around Africa, by Sebastien Porter, Intern Even though tensions occur every election cycle, for two decades now Tanzania has enjoyed a relatively peaceful transfer of power, a sign of a democracy-in-the-making. Different...
