Focus Campaigns
California State on its way to enforce federal regulations on conflict minerals from DRC
On Tuesday April 12th, California Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee furthered the bill SB 861 which aims to enhance the…
American and European NGOs call for high level diplomatic appointments in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Humanitarian and advocacy groups in the US and Europe are pressing their respective governments to appoint special…
Global Day Against Military Spending
Africa Advocates can get behind this event, come and show your support! From their website: “We are organizing…
AFJN Signs on to Letter Urging Commodity Speculation Regulation
AFJN has signed on to a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission which urges the Commission…
California Says NO to Conflict Minerals
California State Senator Ellen Corbett has introduced SB 861, a bill that (if passed) would prohibit the state…
Beyond the International Criminal Court conviction of D. R Congo war lord Thomas Lubanga
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Congolese war lord Thomas Lubanga of recruiting children and sending them…
Justice in the World, 40 years Later
From the Jan-March 2011 edition of Around Africa, by Fr. Rocco Puopolo, Executive Director AFJN “If you…
The Softer Side of AFRICOM
From the Jan-March 2011 Edition of Around Africa, by Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Staff In 1961, just three…
Videos of March 2, 2011 UN Mapping Report briefing Capitol Hill
March 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R. Congo – Jacques Bahati’s Introductory RemarksMarch 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R….
Mining Ban and US law: Cause for Economic Crisis in Congo?
From the Jan-March 2011 Edition of Around Africa, by Bahati Jacques, AFJN Senior Policy AnalystSince President Barack…
Lenten Witness for Peace and Justice
A note from the Dorothy Day house: Please vigil with the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and other…
Resist AFRICOM
ResistAFRICOM was a campaign comprised of concerned U.S. and Africa-based organizations, including AFJN, and individuals opposed to…
House Africa Subcommittee Hearing on DRC Urges the Appointment of a Special Envoy to the Africa’s Great Lakes
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on…
House Africa Subcommittee Hearing on DRC Urges the Appointment of a Special Envoy to the Africa’s Great Lakes
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on…
International Women’s Day: The Struggle is not over
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, we agree with the UN Secretary- General,…
UN mapping report on Congo: Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle Hopes for a Hearing
On March 2, 2011, on Capitol Hill, in the House of the Representatives, the African Great Lakes…
UN Mapping report on Crimes in D.R.Congo; Capitol Hill Advocacy objectives
In an interview with Ann Garrison of KPFA radio on the upcoming congressional briefing on March 2, AFJN…
Congressional Briefing to Address Justice and Stability in the Congo and Great Lakes Region of Africa
AFJN is co-hosting a Congressional Briefing to shed light on the UN Mapping Exercise Report which documents…
A word from the Regional Peace Coordinator for Southern Africa on DRC
The Africa Human Security Working Group of which AFJN is the convener had the pleasure of hearing…
Army disobeys President’s ban on mining in eastern Congo
On September 11th, 2010 the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila put a moratorium…
