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Justice Comes Slowly for Fr. Kaiser
Death came in the dark of night. On the morning of August 24, 2000, Mill Hill Missionary…
Wolf Can Live, But Can Darfurians?
In an April 19 article in the Washington Post , Rep Frank Wolf (R-Va) was reported as…
Reconsidering Methods of Peacebuilding in Africa
Within the field of conflict resolution and peacebuilding, there exists a question of how present the international…
AFRICOM: Wrong for Liberia, Disastrous for Africa
by Ezekiel Pajibo and Emira Woods Just two months after U.S. aerial bombardments began in Somalia, the…
Join AFJN in Asking for More Appropriations Added to the Water for the Poor Act (P.L. 109-121)
The Religious Working Group on Water, of whom AFJN executive director Father Rocco Puopolo is a member,…
A Devil’s Bargain in Somalia?
Like the Israelites after the fall of the first Temple (recorded in the book of Lamentations), Somalia’s…
South Africa’s Ongoing Quest for Reconciliation
The Future is Certain: It is the Past that is Unpredictable Ten years ago the South African…
Economic and Human Rights Disintegration in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, hyperinflation has reached levels beyond control and the road to recovery seems unclear. Reports of…
US Military Strikes Again in Somalia
In early June, the United States intervened militarily in Somalia for the third time this year, striking…
Somalia: Continued Conflict or Possibility of Peace?
Grim tales of humanitarian emergencies and violence now dominate where once there existed some hope for Somalia’s…
AFRICOM: New Head but Still no Home
“I wouldn’t say we see eye to eye on every issue.” That was the very diplomatic way…
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Africa Questionnaire Sent to Candidates
The 2008 Presidential Campaign heated up even before the warm summer of 2007. There is much talk…
Africa Questionnaire Sent to Candidates
The 2008 Presidential Campaign heated up even before the warm summer of 2007. There is much talk…
Update on the Somalia Situation
The military and humanitarian situation in Somalia worsened over the weekend, primarily due to the actions of…
Another War on Your Watch?
Archbishop Francois-Xavier Maroy of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, in a recent letter to the French ambassador, raised the…
Congo Coalition Holds Successful Congress in Belgium
The first major project of Congo Global Action (CGA)took place from March 20 -22 in Brussels. CGA…
Bringing African Issues to the Presidential Candidates
Over the past couple of months, AFJN staffer, Phil Reed, has been working with other DC based…
Congolese Archbishop Sounds the Alarm
Archbishop Francois-Xavier Maroy of Bukavu, in eastern D.R. Congo, in a May 28th letter to the…
Friday, June 20 is World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day has been internationally recognized on June 20 ever since it was established by the…
