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by Hervé Cheuzeville, translated from French by Bahati Jacques. Originally published by Echo D’Afrique on September 23, 2011 A major event occurred on September 23rd, 2011. Yet it went largely unnoticed…
“Burundi has passed an important milestones on the path to peace, but the page of the conflict has not yet been definitively turned. Loyal support from external partners remains necessary,”…
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.
AFJN had its annual member meeting at a well-attended reception. Fr. Rocco Puopolo addressed the audience, highlighting some of AFJN’s Successes and sharing AFJN’s end-of-year financial information.
The Final Call published an article by Saeed Shabaz titled “Advocates: Six million Congolese war victims deserve justice”.
KPFA News Anchor Cameron Jones: On Tuesday the House Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the Democratic Republic of Congo, the most lethal conflict in the world since World War II, which has continued since the International Rescue Committee estimated over three years ago that more than 5.4 million people had died in the conflict, most of whom had died of hardship after being driven from their homes.
Black Agenda Radio Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s policy analyst’s take on The 2010 UN Mapping Report Exercise in DR Congo
KPFA Radio Africa advocates head to Congress re Congo atrocities, Bahati Jacques explains the objectives of the coalition’s briefing on Capitol Hill on the UN mapping Report
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.
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and enforce justice for victims
(First published in AFJN’s September-October Newsletter) By Bahati Jacques, Policy Analyst On October 1, 2010, the UN finally released its report (read it here) about the war crimes, crimes against…
Voice of America: In Focus Jacques Bahati, AFJN’s policy Analyst take on Solutions to the D.R.Congo Crisis.
President Obama said, in his 2009 speech in Accra, Ghana, that America should support strong institutions and not strong men.
Voice of America TV, In Focus Jacques Bahati take on the Bombing in Kampala and US Policy in Africa
The US JPIC Committee and the JPIC staff met in Washington, DC from April 14 through the 15th to discuss the JPIC policies and priorities.
Last weekend, AFJN hosted its 2010 annual meeting and conference, entitled “Justice in Africa: On Whose Terms” featuring Fr. Peter Henriot, S.J. as a keynote. Nearly 150 individuals – missionaries, students, activists, scholars, and more – from across the U.S. and from several African nations, all gathered in Rosslyn, VA to share and learn from one another.
This weekend, AFJN hosted its 2010 annual meeting and conference, entitled “Justice in Africa: On Whose Terms” featuring Fr. Peter Henriot, S.J. as a keynote.
A landlocked country located in Central Africa, the Republic of Chad is often referred to as the “Dead Heart of Africa” due to its distance from the sea and its…
In case anyone needed further evidence that President Paul Kagame’s Rwanda is the Pentagon’s proxy, 140 Rwandan police are about to undertake special training before heading to Haiti, as reported in the Rwanda New Times, because, according to Rwandan Police Chief Eric Kayiranga, “Rwanda wants to be involved in promoting peace in other countries” and, if need be, they would send more peacekeepers to other countries.
Voice of America: In Focus Voice of America features comments of Policy Analyst Bahati Jacques
