Focus Campaigns
Free Trade vs. Fair Trade
So often we hear the phrases “free trade” and “fair trade” intermingled with economic reform and world…
Darfur Peace Agreement Failing as Security Deteriorates
The hope generated by the signing of the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement has been shattered, replaced…
Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006
The violence in Darfur has received significant attention from humanitarian and advocacy groups around the world. Unfortunately,…
Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2006
On June 27th, the International Relations Committee approved a bill “to encourage and facilitate the consolidation of…
Congolese Bishops Call for Peaceful Political Transition
The Catholic Church spoke with one voice making seven suggestions in a message of hope to the…
How You Can Help Advocate for a Peaceful Congo
The best way to receive timely updates and alerts about how to be most effective in advocating…
Hope for a Unified Somalia
In early June of 2006, Islamic militants stormed Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu–site of the 1993 killings…
Congo Action Plan
Democratic Republic of the Congo is roughly the size of Western Europe. It’s establishment of a peaceful…
HIV/AIDS Policy to Protect Life
AFJN works with faith-based and other organizations to bring a comprehensive understanding of the devastation of HIV/AIDS…
Promote Reunification and Stability in Côte d’Ivoire
Since 2002, Côte d’Ivoire has been paralyzed by a divide between the rebel-held North and the army-controlled…
Day of the African Child
On June 16th, the world celebrated The Day of the African Child to commemorate student uprisings in Soweto, South…
End Human Rights Abuses in Zimbabwe
Since President Robert Mugabe began seizing white-owned farms in 1999, the country has been plunged into a…
Election Date Set for DRC
DRC: Elections to be held on 30 July, polls body says (IRIN) Independent Electoral Commission Chairman Apollinaire Muholongo…
Fear of HIV/AIDS Explosion in War Affected Southern Sudan
(IRIN News) Health experts are concerned that southern Sudan, emerging from more than two decades of civil…
Thousands of HIV-positive Babies Born Daily
The World Health Organization issued a report saying about 2,000 children of HIV-positive mothers in the developing…
Sudan vice president not opposed to U.N. in Darfur
KHARTOUM, March 27 (Reuters) – U.N. forces can enter Darfur if their mandate is clearly defined, to…
DRC: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Arrive at Lake Albert
BUNIA,(IRINwww.irinnews.org) – Thousands of Congolese civilians in the northeastern district of Ituri arrived on Thursday at the…
UN Mission in Sudan Extended
The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan until 24 September, with the…
Annan in DRC: Democracy Around Corner
The Democratic Republic of Congo must arrange its upcoming election itself, although the international community will help…
DR Congo Election Protest March
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa Thousands of opposition supporters have been demonstrating in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa….
