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Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP

US aid to DR Congo: No more free rides for corrupt government officials!

March 7, 2014

Did you know your tax dollars are subsidizing corrupt bureaucrats in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)? Instead of subsidizing millions of dollars in theft, fraud and unpaid taxes, the US…

In Memoriam, Scott and Jean Adams

February 24, 2014

The crisis off the coast of Somalia has become personal for the Africa Faith and Justice Network. On February 18th, 2011 Scott and Jean Adams, members of St. Monica’s Parish…

The U.S must stop subsidizing corruption and impunity in DRC Congo, the case of 3.7 billion in fraud

February 11, 2014

As the country’s chief financial officer warns Congress that the U-S Treasury will shortly run out of money to pay the nation’s bills, the United States Treasury is preparing to…

Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon

February 7, 2014

Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in month/year for peacefully protesting against Herakles Farms’ grab of his ancestral land in…

Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon

February 7, 2014

Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in month/year for peacefully protesting against Herakles Farms’ grab of his ancestral land in…

Land Grabs: Letter to US Company Herakles Farms

January 30, 2014

We are aware of the signing on November 25, 2013 of the Cameroonian presidential decrees no. 2013/418, no. 2013/417 and no. 2013/416 which finally reduced the size and legalized Herakles…

Herakles Farms must stop Unjust Lawsuits Against a Cameroonian Activists

January 30, 2014

We urge you to cancel the lawsuit Herakles Farms filed against Mr. Nasako Besingi, Managing Director of Struggle to Economize Future Environment (SEFE).  Mr. Nasako, who you accuse of bad…

The US must hold DRC neighbors accountable says Students, Families and Faculty of Foothills School

January 17, 2014

On December 4th, 2013, families, teachers and students of Fooothills School of Sciences and Arts sent a letter to President Barak Obama. They urged him to personally call presidents Yoweri…

Update on the Empower Africa Project

January 17, 2014

From the end of September to early October 2013, I was in Accra, Ghana for a series of meetings at the continental headquarters of the Catholic Bishops in Africa and…

The Central African Republic: President has resigned

January 14, 2014

Thousands in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui are celebrating the resignation of the country’s interim president, although widespread suffering continues. On Thursday January 10, President Michel Djotodia was forced…

Cameroon: President Approves Land Grab Deal with Herakles Farms

January 5, 2014

Land grabbing is a global issue involving large-scale leasing or buying of land in developing countries by trans- and multinational corporations, often without Proper Free, Prior and Informed Consent (PFPIC)…

Fate of Africa’s youngest state lies with U.S. and its allies

December 20, 2013

Barthelemy Bazemo The memories of the two-decade long civil war leading to the independence of South Sudan in July 2011 are still vivid and fresh in the minds of most…

Remembering Fr. Gerard G. Furlan, sx, Misionary to Sierra Leone West Africa (1980 – 2000)

December 17, 2013

“Come good and faithful servant; enter into the joy of your Lord.” (Mt 25:21). On December 11th, 2013 in the early hours of the morning, Fr. Gerard G. Furlan, a…

Young Africa Leadership Initiative: A call for Application

December 17, 2013

Africa is endowed with abundant natural and human resources and yet it is the poorest continent on the planet. Various factors may account for this state of affairs but the…

Welcoming a New Wave of Diplomacy in Democratic Republic of the Congo

December 3, 2013

On November 21, the Great Lakes Forum held a briefing at John Hopkins University in Washington DC featuring US Special Envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic…

A l’Est de la RD Congo, la terreur fait place aux jubilations; témoignage de viols et pillage par les forces gouvernementales

November 28, 2013

Read it in English Dans l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), les habitants de plusieurs villages qui étaient en liesse au début du mois de Novembre pour célébrer…

Intensifier les efforts diplomatiques après la défaite du M23 en RDC

November 15, 2013

Read in English Les rebelles du M23 ont finalement jeté l’éponge par l’annonce de leur défaite le 6 Novembre 2013. Tout compte fait, une nouvelle ère s’ouvre pour les populations…

Redouble diplomatic and advocacy efforts after the defeat of M23 rebels in DRC

November 15, 2013

Read it in French The M23 rebellion has acknowledged total defeat by surrendering on November 6, 2013. Thus, a new era has dawned for the suffering populations of the eastern…

La fin de la rebellion du M23 : efforts tous azimuts de plaidoyer et diplomatie.

November 13, 2013

L’anéantissement du groupe rebelle du M23, n’aurait pas été possible sans les modifications de la politique étrangère opérées par les gouvernements de certains pays qui jadis avaient ignoré les guerres…

The Demise of the M23 Rebellion; Advocacy and Diplomacy in Focus

November 13, 2013

By Jacques Bahati The surrender of the rebel group in eastern DRC, M23, would not have been possible without the foreign diplomacy changes made by governments which have previously turned…