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In recent weeks a debate has emerged over the merits of the conflict minerals provision in the Dodd-Frank Act. Critics of the legislation assert that the provision and those groups…
The widespread impunity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and lack of accountability for crimes detailed in the UN Mapping Exercise Report is appalling. Seeking peace, stability and…
This film by Friends of the Congo answers questions such as why the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was invaded and why it is a weak nation. Foreign interests, Congo neighboring nations in particular, and some selfish Congolese leaders have a lot to do with the crisis in the Congo.
The time to break the silence about male rape during armed conflict is long overdue. In the film “Rape Against Men”, a Refugee Law Project , shows that there is…
Translated from French by Bahati Jacques (PDF) Lisez la version française ici Watch Crisis in Congo. Uncovering the Truth and listen to “La politique américaine et la crise au Congo” I. FOREWORD…
From June 20-21st, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) organized a conference on extractive supply chain which focused mostly on tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold…
On Thursday, June 30, Africa Faith and Justice Network staff and interns attended a panel discussion at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars entitled “Sexual Violence and the Political…
On May 9th, 19 members of the US Senate sent a letter to President Obama encouraging him to swiftly appoint a Special Representative to Africa’s Great lakes region. Given the…
The Obama administration continues to give excuses regarding the overdue appointment of a special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following a strong call for the appointment of a special…
Download PDF file here The widespread impunity in the DRC and the lack of accountability for crimes detailed in the UN Mapping Exercise Report is appalling. Seeking peace, stability and justice in…
Driven by the publication of the UN Mapping Report of October 2010, Congolese, international officials and civil society representatives met in Goma from April 6-8th, 2011 “on the establishment of a specialized…
On Tuesday April 12th, California Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee furthered the bill SB 861 which aims to enhance the State of California’s compliance with section 1502 on conflict minerals of U.S federal law, N0…
Humanitarian and advocacy groups in the US and Europe are pressing their respective governments to appoint special envoys to Africa’s Great Lakes region. On the US side, this appointment is long…
California State Senator Ellen Corbett has introduced SB 861, a bill that (if passed) would prohibit the state of California from contracting with companies who do not follow the federal rules…
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Congolese war lord Thomas Lubanga of recruiting children and sending them into battle. The conviction is good news for his victims, but it does…
March 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R. Congo – Jacques Bahati’s Introductory RemarksMarch 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R. Congo – Claude Gatebuke’s Introductory RemarksMarch 2 Congressional Briefing – Nita Evele’s Introductory…
From the Jan-March 2011 Edition of Around Africa, by Bahati Jacques, AFJN Senior Policy AnalystSince President Barack Obama signed into law the Conflict Mineral Act on July 21, 2010 (section…
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN)…
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN)…
On March 2, 2011, on Capitol Hill, in the House of the Representatives, the African Great Lakes Advocacy Coalition (Africa Faith and Justice Network,Friends of the Congo, Foreign Policy in Focus, African Great…
