Have you seen a country developed by foreign aid? An African proverb says:”the receiving hand is always under”. For many years, Africa has been receiving aid from developed countries for relief from the consequences of bad governance, nepotism, tyranny, corruption....
This year’s prestigious Time 100 most influential people was released on Sept. 23. Among them is Julie Mehretu. She is an Ethiopian-born visual artist known for the exploration of multiple dimensions in her paintings and other forms of artistry. Her art explores the...
On September 25, 2020, Kizito Mihigo was awarded the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for Creative Dissent. He is the first posthumous recipient of this prize.. His the foundation promotes peace, reconciliation, and non-violence through music. Born in 1981, Mihigo...
The Hon. Steven MnuchinSecretary, United States Department of Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DCSeptember 16, 2020 Dear Secretary Mnuchin, We, the undersigned organizations concerned about Africa in collaboration with the Advocacy Network for...
The Advocacy Network for Africa welcomes provisions for emergency international resources, and debt relief, in the U.S. House of Representatives’ HEROES Act 2.0. The network applauds the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues for including authorization...
On September 17, Africa Faith and Justice Network was one of 17 faith based organization which sent the letter below urging Senators to act on a global response to COVID-19 to save lives, protect the global economy and jobs in the US and abroad. We are calling on...
July 24, 2020The Honorable Nita LowerChairwoman, House Committee on AppropriationsH-307 The CapitolWashington, DC 20515 Re: Financial Measures to Protect Africa from Financial Instability Due to COVID-19 Dear Chairwoman Lower,We, the Africa Faith & Justice...
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The Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA) is a non-partisan network of US-based organizationsand scholars with programmatic focus on Africa /U. S-Africa policy. We share an urgent concern about the advancing COVID-19 pandemic and its impending impact on Africa’s...
On June 20, 2020 a Judge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced one of the country’s high level official, Mr. Kamerhe Lwa Kanyigini Vital, the President’s chief of staff to 20 years of hard labor for embezzlement and corruption. His co-accused, Mr....
