AFJN News, Articles, and Information
On September 16th, 2016, the Global Witness published a press release titled "Una nueva ley de la UE podría detener el recrudecimiento de los conflictos por el comercio de recursos naturales". AFJN is credited as a signer on a joint letter to the EU calling for...
On August 23, North Kivu Civil Society coalition's Vice President and spokesperson Mr. Omar Kambale Kavota and his colleague Eudoxie Nziavake left Washington DC after a week of advocacy for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three experts from the Ministry of...
“The people are fed up with the United Nations (UN) peace missions in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are determined to do whatever it takes to end the war and they want the UN peacekeepers to leave DRC if they do not carry out their mandate. Mr. Kambala...
On July 23, 2013, the court ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) final rules which govern section 1502 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act against the National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce...
On July 7, 2013, Graham Peebles quoted AFJN questioning the motives of the exploration missiong by saying “With the discovery of petroleum leading to exploration missions by foreign companies, the government’s motives [in the region] are questionable” in his article...
As evidenced by Obama's recent trip, a U.S.-Africa partnership will be key to policy decisions in the future. One of the greatest movers in Africa are the youth. Recently, Obama unveiled a new scholarship program that will sponsor more than 500 young African leaders...
Before his trip, President Obama appointed a special envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa. During his trip to Africa, AFJN has urged the President to directly address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Specifically, AFJN has requested that he support...
President Obama left for Africa last week on June 26, 2013. As his trip draws to a close, we would like to share the latest release from the White House about the new Power Africa program that the President announced in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend. THE...
Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was sworn in as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in 2012. Justice Bensouda is the first ever international maritime law expert from The Gambia. She works constantly towards...