Continental Issues
Letter to Congress: U.S. aid in the event of a coup d’état against a democratically elected government.
Dear Senators and Congresswomen: We are writing with regard to changes proposed to Section 7008 of the…
US Position on Presidential Term Limits in Africa
On July 9, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, addressed the widespread modification of…
Crisis in South Sudan: an analysis by the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University in South Sudan
An Interview by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN Policy Analyst South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation on July…
African Union Chooses Criminal Immunity Over Agriculture
By Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Program Coordinator On June 20-27 of this year the African Union met in…
John Kerry went to Africa, now what!
Barthelemy Bazemo Since assuming office in early February 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry made his first…
Ethiopian Security Forces: Stop Arresting and Killing Peaceful Demonstrators
News reports from East Africa indicate that Ethiopian Security Forces are using live bullets against unarmed students…
US Foreign Aid: The Power of the Purse to Influence Africa Policy
As the saying goes: put your money where your mouth is. The latest appropriations bill, section 7042…
Kleptocracy: US Won’t Be a Harbor for Stolen Assets
We are encouraged by the US Justice Department announcement, made on March 5, 2014, about the asset…
Sowing Seeds for Justice: The Empowerment Project in Ghana
In May Father Aniedi Okure will travel to Accra, Ghana to help launch the first pilot project…
Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon
Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in…
Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon
Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in…
Land Grabs: Letter to US Company Herakles Farms
We are aware of the signing on November 25, 2013 of the Cameroonian presidential decrees no. 2013/418,…
Herakles Farms must stop Unjust Lawsuits Against a Cameroonian Activists
We urge you to cancel the lawsuit Herakles Farms filed against Mr. Nasako Besingi, Managing Director of…
Young Africa Leadership Initiative: A call for Application
Africa is endowed with abundant natural and human resources and yet it is the poorest continent on…
AFJN Celebrates with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Under the leadership of Congresswoman Karen Bass, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Africa Braintrust held its…
African Bishops Urge the Church to Engage in the Transformation of Society
By AFJN Executive Director Aniedi Okure, OP, On February 16, 2013 the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences…
President Obama Announces the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
As evidenced by Obama’s recent trip, a U.S.-Africa partnership will be key to policy decisions in the…
President Obama Announces Power Africa
President Obama left for Africa last week on June 26, 2013. As his trip draws to a…
Spotlight on: Powerful African Women
Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was sworn in as chief…
Uganda: Senator Coons on the ongoing crack down on political dissent
This Press Release was issued by the office of Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate…
