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Peace and Justice in D.R.Congo: Foothills School writes to Idaho Representatives
Dear Representative ,We, the students and staff of Foothills School of Arts and Sciences in Boise, are…
World Women March in Bukavu for Peace, Justice and Women’s Rights
By Nita Evele, Congo Global Action Thousands of Congolese women marched on the street of Bukavu, the…
Senators Coons and Isakson React to Congolese Supreme Court decision, call for transparent review of election results
WASHINGTON – A day after holding a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs on governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senators Coons (D-Del.) and Isakson (R-Ga.) expressed deep concern about today’s ruling of the Congolese Supreme Court, which declared President Kabila the winner of recent elections without a transparent review of the election results.
AFJN said No to AFRICOM at the Ignatian Solidarity Network 2010 in Washington
On the weekend of November 14th and 15th thirteen hundred students from 35 Catholic Universities and 20…
Governance in Africa: The Relevance of the Ibrahim Index
The Mo Ibrahim Index for Good Governance in Africa released its annual report compiling the progress countries…
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and Enforce Justice for Victims
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Friends of the CongoPhone: +1-202-584-6512Email: rwandaelections@gmail.comWednesday, December 15, 2010 – This month the…
U.S New Framework for Global Development Policy
The Obama Administration has recently come up with its framework for a new global de-velopment policy strategy,…
Seeking Justice for the Victims: UN Mapping Exercise Report of October 1, 2010 on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, NGO letter to Congressman David Wu
We the undersigned come to you with concerns over the stability, security, justice and peace in the…
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and enforce justice for victims
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and enforce justice for victims
Multi-national corporations’ Land Grabbing in Africa
In the recent economic downturn, some of the world’s largest foreign corporations have found a new sector…
Rwandan Army Allies’ Crimes in Congo: Who is Not Named in the UN Report?
On October 1, 2010, the UN finally released its report (read it here) about the war crimes,…
Tell your Representative/Senators to Co-sponsor the Intentional Violence Against Women Act Now
At the recent Mission Congress 2010 held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from October 28th to 31st, the…
Four Women and a Girl taken Hostage in Mwenga Territory
From October 14-17, 2010, 250 women from 48 countries and more than 1000 delegates from across the…
Rwandan Army Allies’ Crimes in Congo: Who is Not Named in the UN Report?
(First published in AFJN’s September-October Newsletter) By Bahati Jacques, Policy Analyst On October 1, 2010, the UN…
Democratic Republic of Congo: A Season of Hope
Wrinkled and hard, the woman looked 70; I did not know her age, only that she was…
Using Art as a Tool to End the Rape Pandemic in the Congo
By Evan Fowler, American University, AFJN InternProtecting women is a priority in the Congolese environment of insecurity…
D.R. Congo: Women’s Listening Ministry
Rev. Madeline Bomboko was Director of the Disciples’ (Communaute des Disciples du Christ au Congo) Losanganya Guest…
300 raped in Congo, promise to protect them broken again
Between July 30 and August 2nd, armed militants identified as Mai Mai Cheka Cheka and the Democratic Forces…
Coalition says UN report is last straw, Activists Vow to Keep Pressure on Obama to Drop Kagame
For Immediate Release Contact: Kitty Kurth, Phone: 312/617/7288 WASHINGTON DC; THURSDAY, September 30, 2010: A spreading coalition…
The UN Reports: Major Atrocities in Congo 1993-2003
Today is a day unlike others for the Congolese victims of the 1996 invasion of the Democratic…
