Democratic Republic of the Congo
American and European NGOs call for high level diplomatic appointments in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Humanitarian and advocacy groups in the US and Europe are pressing their respective governments to appoint special…
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”.
California Says NO to Conflict Minerals
California State Senator Ellen Corbett has introduced SB 861, a bill that (if passed) would prohibit the state…
Beyond the International Criminal Court conviction of D. R Congo war lord Thomas Lubanga
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Congolese war lord Thomas Lubanga of recruiting children and sending them…
Videos of March 2, 2011 UN Mapping Report briefing Capitol Hill
March 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R. Congo – Jacques Bahati’s Introductory RemarksMarch 2 Congressional Briefing on D.R….
Mining Ban and US law: Cause for Economic Crisis in Congo?
From the Jan-March 2011 Edition of Around Africa, by Bahati Jacques, AFJN Senior Policy AnalystSince President Barack…
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.
House Africa Subcommittee Hearing on DRC Urges the Appointment of a Special Envoy to the Africa’s Great Lakes
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on…
UN mapping report on Congo: Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle Hopes for a Hearing
On March 2, 2011, on Capitol Hill, in the House of the Representatives, the African Great Lakes…
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…
UN Mapping report on Crimes in D.R.Congo; Capitol Hill Advocacy objectives
In an interview with Ann Garrison of KPFA radio on the upcoming congressional briefing on March 2, AFJN…
Congressional Briefing to Address Justice and Stability in the Congo and Great Lakes Region of Africa
AFJN is co-hosting a Congressional Briefing to shed light on the UN Mapping Exercise Report which documents…
A word from the Regional Peace Coordinator for Southern Africa on DRC
The Africa Human Security Working Group of which AFJN is the convener had the pleasure of hearing…
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…
Army disobeys President’s ban on mining in eastern Congo
On September 11th, 2010 the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila put a moratorium…
Peace and Justice in D.R.Congo: Foothills School writes to Idaho Representatives
Dear Representative ,We, the students and staff of Foothills School of Arts and Sciences in Boise, are…
World Women March in Bukavu for Peace, Justice and Women’s Rights
By Nita Evele, Congo Global Action Thousands of Congolese women marched on the street of Bukavu, the…
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.
Coalition to UN Security Council: Address UN Congo Mapping Report and Enforce Justice for Victims
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Friends of the CongoPhone: +1-202-584-6512Email: rwandaelections@gmail.comWednesday, December 15, 2010 – This month the…
Seeking Justice for the Victims: UN Mapping Exercise Report of October 1, 2010 on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, NGO letter to Congressman David Wu
We the undersigned come to you with concerns over the stability, security, justice and peace in the…
