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President Thomas Sankara’s Leadership on Arms trade to Africa
Updated on April 9, 2013 This article was first published in AFJN’s January-March 2013 Newsletter On March…
ICC Justice is for Bosco Ntaganda not for the Victims
This article was first published in AFJN’s January-March Newsletter By Jacques Bahati, Policy Analyst On March 18,…
The Fall of D.R.Congo’s War Lord Bosco Caught many by Surprise
After the conviction and sentencing of Thomas Lubanga, calls for the arrest of his collaborator, Bosco Ntaganda…
Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is 30 years old
This year from 1st – 3rd March, Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) organized a conference in Notre Dame University (South Bend – Indiana) in order to celebrate the 30 years of existence (1983-2013). Our confrere Joseph (Sjef) Donders was the founder of this experience of inter-Congregational collaboration for Africa based in Washington . He is still fondly remembered in the United States by different people because his commitment in the US has been long and has reached several areas (cf. his article in the Petit Echo n° 1015/2010/9 ).
Bosco Ntaganda in no longer a threat to Congolese citizens
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, General Bosco Ntaganda, surrended himself to the US Embassy in…
President Obama’s Second Term: looking ahead and looking back on his Africa policies
By Bahati Jacques, Policy Analyst. This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa” newsletter…
Support for African Women Researchers
This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa” newsletter Funders have renewed support for…
Mali: A State in Crisis
By Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Program Coordinator This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa”…
President Obama asks Rwandan President to permanently ending all support to armed groups in the DRC
Below is the White House Press release about the call President Obama made to President Kagame Source: The…
Open letter by 144 NGOs and Civil Society groups to DRC President Kabila
Mr. President, “The bill on the organization, composition, powers and functioning of the High Council of Defense,…
Update on the diplomatic effort regarding the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In April 2012, a number of Congolese soldiers mutinied after the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC)…
South SUDAN: Cardinal Warns Against Oil Exploiters
Source: Christian Telegraph here http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue18327.html Cardinal John Onaiyekan from Nigeria has warned South Sudan against foreign oil…
Amnesty International Urges President Ouattara to Approve Côte d’Ivoire’s Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Amnesty International Press Release Source: http://www.amnestyusa.org Thursday, December 13, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150, @strimel (Washington,…
International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber II acquits Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Source: http://www.icc-cpi.int Press Release : 18/12/2012 Situation: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Case: The Prosecutor v. Mathieu…
NGOs letter to President Obama: U.S. quiet diplomacy to address Rwandan involvement in eastern D. R. Congo failed
AFJN is one of the signatories of this letter December 10, 2012 President Barack Obama The White…
Congress Hearing on Rwanda’s devastating destabilization of the D.R.Congo
In his testimony, Mr. Steve Hege, Former Coordinator of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told Congress that: “We found that since the very outset of the M23 rebellion, the Government of Rwanda has provided direct military support to M23, facilitated recruitment, encouraged desertions from the Congolese army, and delivered arms, ammunition, intelligence and political advice to the rebels.”
Senate votes to sanction those helping M23 in Eastern Congo
Press Release Source: www.coons.senate.gov Amendment imposing an asset freeze and visa ban on those supporting the M23 added…
SECAM to set up Faith, Culture and Development Agenda
AFJN’s Executive Director, Aniedi Okure, OP was one of the presenters at this conference of the Symposium…
Bishop Presidents of National Caritas in Africa Call for respect of the territorial integrity of the DR Congo
Posted on Novmber 22, 2012 “In communion with the Bishops of the Congo who have frequently taken…
UN Report on Rwanda’s Support of M23 Released Two Days After Goma Fell
The following is an excerpt from the report’s executive summary: “The Government of Rwanda continues to violate…
