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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 Food Security Toolkit
Food security is an important and dynamic issue in the study of Africa. Familiarize yourself with the definitions, current issues, and how to advocate for food security using AFJN’s Food Security Toolkit. Put together by AFJN interns, this toolkit is a clear and thorough introduction to understanding African food security and how it relates to…
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Urging Nonviolence in dealing with the Lord’s Resistance Army
This article by Bahati Jacques from the Oct-Dec Edition of Around Africa, 2011. On October 14, 2011, President Barack Obama sent a letter to Congress to inform law-makers that he had authorized the deployment of one hundred “combat equipped U.S. forces to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the…
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The Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA) activities in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Solidarite et Assistance Integrale aux Personnes Demunies , NGO This is my third analysis on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) activities in Democratic Republic of Congo and it is a follow up analysis on the first and second which was produced in July and August 2011 respectively. This analysis will focus on three month…
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US Secretary of State Statement on D. R Congo’s Supreme Court Decision Confirming Results of the Presidential Election
Supreme Court Decision Confirming Results of the Presidential Election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 20, 2011 The United States is deeply disappointed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the electoral commission’s provisional results without fully…
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Urgent Action: YES to Democracy in D.R. Congo and No to US Recognition of Rigged Elections
What would you do if your vote was claimed by a candidate you did not vote for? Observers from the Carter Center, founded by former US President Jimmy Carter, found “the provisional presidential election results announced by the Independent National Election Commission (CENI) on Dec. 9 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to lack…
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US Latest Statement on D.R. Congo Presidential Election
Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/12/178853.htm Provisional Results of the Presidential Election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 14, 2011 The United States continues to follow closely the ongoing electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We have taken note of recent…
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Declaration of Cardinal L. Monsengwo Pasinya on Presidential Elections in DRC
Translated by Jacques Bahati ( Download the French version here) Archdiocese of Kinshasa The Cardinal Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, 1. Sunday, December 4th, 2011, the CENCO [the National Episcopal Conference of Catholic Bishops] in a press conference and at St. Anne Church, I have made an appeal asking CENI [National Independent Electoral Commission] to imperatively…
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US Department: Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson December 6, 2011 2011/2072 STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The United States remains deeply committed to supporting the democratic development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The presidential and legislative elections that took place as…
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Carter Center: DRC Presidential Election Results Lack Credibility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 10, 2011Source: http://www.cartercenter.orgContact: Baya Kara in Kinshasa +243 81 240 7659 or Deborah Hakes in Atlanta +1 404 420 5124The Carter Center finds the provisional presidential election results announced by the Independent National Election Commission (CENI) on Dec. 9 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to lack credibility. CENI results point to…
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Congressional Briefing: Evaluating the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2011 Elections and the Implementation of the United Nations Mapping Exercise Report
On November 28th, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its second presidential and parliamentary election since the devastating war that began in 1996 and continues to claim lives in the eastern part of the country. Assassinations, intimidation, and other human rights violations have been reported since the electoral process started. On December 6th, the…
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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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Africae Munus: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
This article from the Oct-Dec 2011 edition of Around Africa, by Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director Encouragement for the Church in Africa and a challenge to the Universal Church On November 19th, 2011, in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, Pope Benedict XVI published the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae Munus which means Africa’s Commitment,…
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US Publicly Recognizes Rwanda’s Lack of Democracy
US finally said publicly what was previously told to Rwandan authorities in private. In her speech entitled “Building a New Nation: Rwanda’s Progress and Potential” delivered at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology on November 26th, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice confirmed reports of an undemocratic regime under President Paul Kagame. Humanitarian,…
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Congo (Kinshasa) Elections: A step backward
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the second largest nation in Africa after Algeria, is again dominating the headlines for failure to organize free and fair elections. Some are blaming the country’s size for the logistical failure, but there is no excuse for killing, arresting and imprisoning members of the opposition. Clearly, a lack of…
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South African Catholic Bishops’ Statement Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change
This global climate change poses a great spiritual challenge to all Christians, people of all faiths, and all people of good will as it is the consequence of the destruction of God’s creation in which we have all participated in one way or another. It calls for a change of mindset, and a change of…
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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 will be published as a paper soon, so even if you couldn’t attend, the content will be available. The house was packed and both the food and discourse were rich. AFJN thanks the Sisters of the Holy Names…
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Conflict Minerals Trade from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: What does the US have to gain?
Colonel Emma K. Coulson, a military fellow researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, says: “It benefits the US to partner with the DRC in settling their conflict and gain positive control of their natural resources,” in her paper “Impact of gender based violence on stability and security.” She argues that: “The…
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DR Congo: As Electoral Campaign Starts, Congolese and International NGOs Call for Urgent Measures to Prevent Escalating Violence
Contested election could lead to widespread violence, warns a coalition of 41 NGOsKinshasa, 28 October 2011 – The national election campaign officially starts today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations have expressed concern…
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Responses to US Troops in Central Africa
ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE October 24, 2011 Response to the Deployment of U.S. Military Advisors to LRA Affected Regions For us, the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI), President Obama’s October 14th announcement that 100 U.S. troops have been deployed to the region to assist with the capture of Joseph Kony and the dismantling…
