AFJN News, Articles, and Information
By Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Program Coordinator This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa” newsletter On Wednesday, December 5th AFJN attended a hearing entitled: “Addressing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the...
By Rita Murphy This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa” newsletter The Ghana Conference on Religion and Peace (GCRP) called on stakeholders of the general elections to ensure that peace prevailed during the elections. Most Rev. Joseph...
Below is the White House Press release about the call President Obama made to President Kagame Source: The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 18, 2012 "Readout of the President’s Call with President Kagame President Obama spoke...
Mr. President, "The bill on the organization, composition, powers and functioning of the High Council of Defense, already passed by both Houses of Parliament, has been waiting to be signed into law by His Excellency the President of the Republic for more than a year,...
Update on the diplomatic effort regarding the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In April 2012, a number of Congolese soldiers mutinied after the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Joseph Kabila decided to arrest one of the nation’s armed forces generals, Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International criminal Court (ICC). ...
Source: Christian Telegraph Cardinal John Onaiyekan from Nigeria has warned South Sudan against foreign oil exploiters and conmen saying that if used well oil money can be good while it can be bad if it is misappropriated and can be a source of problems, reports...
Amnesty International Press Release Source: http://www.amnestyusa.org Thursday, December 13, 2012 Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150, @strimel (Washington, D.C.) - After a delegation from Amnesty International met Wednesday (Dec. 12), with...
Source: http://www.icc-cpi.int Press Release : 18/12/2012 Situation: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Case: The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui Today, 18 December 2012, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui...
On December 12, 2012, Chris McGreal mentioned the Africa Faith and Justice Network in his article "How US Guilt Over The Rwandan Genocide Is Leading To Another Bloody Foreign Policy Disaster" in The Guardian/Business Insider. Read the full article here:...