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A New Normal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Priests, Doctors, and Citizens Kidnapped for Ransom or Killed
On September 20, 2017 Archbishop Nicholas Djomo of the diocese of Tshumbe in the Kasai region in…
Rwanda’s Largest Solar Field Also Empowers Orphans
To increase electricity access in Rwanda, a 42-acre solar field was constructed on land leased from Agahozo-Shalom…
An Update on the Political and Humanitarian Crisis in Burundi
The political and humanitarian crisis in the East African country of Burundi has evolved along a dangerous…
Years After the Arusha Accords Burundian Democracy is Wavering
The implementation of the Arusha agreement in August2000 and the five-year development of a transitional government hinging…
Join us for “Road to a Peaceful Democratic Power Transfer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Challenges & Opportunities”
On October 18, 2016 under the facilitation of the African Union, the coalition of H.E. President Joseph…
Interview with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Information Minister H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga
During his recent visit to the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of information,…
Pope Francis’ Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
“In the light of my recent meeting with the president and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of…
Senator Coons statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, released…
Energized at the 11th hour to save the democratic process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On November 29, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing headlined “Democracy and Human…
The DRC Elections: the Electoral Commission’s Chairman Explains
In March the President of the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mr….
UK’s refusal to extradite Rwandan General accused of war crimes to Spain is not a declaration of innocence
Let’s get some very important things out of the way before diving deep into this story. It…
Crimes and Repression vs. Development in Rwanda: President Paul Kagame’s Many Shadows
On October 14-16, 2015, President Paul Kagame will be a keynote speaker at the 2015 Borlaug Dialogue:…
US Position on the Burundian Crisis
Although Burundi is a strong US partner in the fight against terrorism in Somalia, the Obama administration…
Communiqué N0 2 of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi on Elections 2015
We expected that the ruling of the Constitutional Court was going to help improve the situation by…
President Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi elections and an attempted military coup
On May 13 2015, some members of the Burundian army, led by the former Chief of Staff…
The Catholic Task Force for Africa Urges President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry to get involved in Burundi Political Crisis
The Catholic Task Force for Africa (CTFA) sent letters to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry urging them to use all diplomatic tools including making personal calls to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza to encourage him to refrain from running for a third term.
ADF-NALU is Africa Great Lakes’ version of Boko Haram
Why should we deal with the rise of the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the…
Don’t Repeal or Weaken an Effective Law: Dodd-Frank 1502
On Friday, February 6th, AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati joined Sasha Lezhnev of the Enough Project and…
Presidential Term Limits and Stability in the Great Lakes Region
There is a consensus among African analysts that one of the continent’s greatest problems is lack of…
The Democratic Republic Of Congo Paradox:Time to Think the Unthinkable
In November 2013, a report, known as “the Simon Nyandu Report” after the nation’s Attorney General, was…
