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“A little office that reaches a continent”

AFJN in the National Catholic Reporter under the headline “A little office that reaches a continent” (July 20,…

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The sentencing of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga

Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s Policy Analyst, on InFocus/Voice of America on the sentencing of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga

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War Lord Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years: whose victory?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has charged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, Thomas Lubanga, with…

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The verdict of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga

Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s Policy Analyst, on InFocus/Voice of America on the verdict of DRC War Lord Thomas…

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AFJN’s Rev. Aniedi Okure Interviewed by Uprising with Sonali Radio Program on Nigerian Protests

William Gregory Ock, a US citizen working in Nigeria was released last Friday after a week in captivity.

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AFJN Mentioned by Rwanda Genocide Survior Claude Gatebuke

Congo is one of the most mineral rich places in the world.

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Dyer Lecture Update

The 3rd Annual Fr. Bill Dyer Lecture went quite well this year!  Our speaker Nii Akuetteh’s speech…

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Long live Zambia for a peaceful power transfer

by Hervé Cheuzeville, translated  from French by Bahati Jacques.  Originally published by Echo D’Afrique on September 23, 2011…

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Burundi: Preventing a Predictable Civil War

“Burundi has passed an important milestones on the path to peace, but the page of the conflict…

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Crisis in the Congo – Uncovering the truth

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.

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2011 Meeting

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.

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AFJN Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati quoted in The Final Call on Justice for Victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Final Call published an article by Saeed Shabaz titled “Advocates: Six million Congolese war victims deserve justice”.

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AFJN’s Jacques Bahati mentioned in San Francisco Bay View

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.

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The 2010 UN Mapping Report Exercise in DR Congo

Black Agenda Radio Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s policy analyst’s take on The 2010 UN Mapping Report Exercise in DR…

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Africa advocates head to Congress re Congo atrocities

KPFA Radio Africa advocates head to Congress re Congo atrocities, Bahati Jacques explains the objectives of the…

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Senators Coons and Isakson React to Congolese Supreme Court decision, call for transparent review of election results

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.

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Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and enforce justice for victims

Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and enforce justice for victims

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Rwandan Army Allies’ Crimes in Congo: Who is Not Named in the UN Report?

(First published in AFJN’s September-October Newsletter)  By Bahati Jacques, Policy Analyst On October 1, 2010, the UN…

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Voice of America: Solutions to the DRC Crisis

Voice of America: In Focus Jacques Bahati, AFJN’s policy Analyst take on Solutions to the D.R.Congo Crisis.

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AFJN and other organizations called on Obama not to recognize Kagame

President Obama said, in his 2009 speech in Accra, Ghana, that America should support strong institutions and not strong men.

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