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Western aid to Africa has absolutely generated dependency and is one of many methods used to influence internal African social, political and economic affairs. Ahead of the US-African Leaders’ Summit…
Dear Senators and Congresswomen: We are writing with regard to changes proposed to Section 7008 of the annual State Department, Foreign Operations, and other Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill. This longstanding…
Political and economic turmoil continue to threaten the stability of the whole of Zimbabwe, but Catholics, like the media and direct political opposition, have been suffering from severe oppression by…
On July 9, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, addressed the widespread modification of national constitutions by African leaders to enable them to constitutionally remain in power…
An Interview by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN Policy Analyst South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation on July 9, 2011, following a referendum to be independent from Sudan. But the excitement…
There is a consensus among African analysts that one of the continent’s greatest problems is lack of good governance. This article will make the case for presidential terms limits as…
By Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Program Coordinator On June 20-27 of this year the African Union met in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, for its 23rd Ordinary Session. The theme for this year,…
In November 2013, a report, known as “the Simon Nyandu Report” after the nation’s Attorney General, was completed but never officially released. The DRC government attempted to suppress it, but…
What sort of crime did Meriam Yehya Ibrahim commit for the Sudanese government in Khartoum to imprison her while pregnant, sentence her to 100 lashes and death by hanging, and…
Originally published in the June-Sept Edition of Around Africa. By Aniedi Okure, OP. On May 19, 2014 I set out on an eleven day trip to Accra to prepare the…
Barthelemy Bazemo Since assuming office in early February 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry made his first trip to Africa from April 29-May 5. The six-day trip took him respectively…
We believe that Boko Haram has succeeded in its evil acts mainly due to the larger political culture that plagues and destabilizes Nigeria.
News reports from East Africa indicate that Ethiopian Security Forces are using live bullets against unarmed students and farmers who are protesting against Ethiopian authorities’ plan to extend the boundaries…
As the saying goes: put your money where your mouth is. The latest appropriations bill, section 7042 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (US Public Law No: 113-76) contains…
We are encouraged by the US Justice Department announcement, made on March 5, 2014, about the asset freeze of “$458 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the world…
In May Father Aniedi Okure will travel to Accra, Ghana to help launch the first pilot project in AFJN’s Empowerment program. AFJN has received initial grant funds from the Institute…
“Local Christians were collecting food to feed us. We got four goats and a bull which we shared among all. The same we did with dry fish. Hunt was also…
Interview réalisée par Barthelemy Bazemo, Analyste politique March 24, 2014 Un an après le putsch du 24 Mars 2013 en Centrafrique, la situation est des plus préoccupantes. Le calme est…
Barthelemy Bazemo Interview and Translation from French by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN’s Policy Analyst (download PDF File here) A year after the coup of March 24, 2013 in Central African Republic (CAR),…
Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Africa What is “restorative justice”, and how is it different from punitive (criminal) justice? How are these methods used in Africa to heal communities after…
