Democratic Republic of the Congo
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
Tell your Representative/Senators to Co-sponsor the Intentional Violence Against Women Act Now
At the recent Mission Congress 2010 held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from October 28th to 31st, the…
Four Women and a Girl taken Hostage in Mwenga Territory
From October 14-17, 2010, 250 women from 48 countries and more than 1000 delegates from across the…
Democratic Republic of Congo: A Season of Hope
Wrinkled and hard, the woman looked 70; I did not know her age, only that she was…
Using Art as a Tool to End the Rape Pandemic in the Congo
By Evan Fowler, American University, AFJN InternProtecting women is a priority in the Congolese environment of insecurity…
D.R. Congo: Women’s Listening Ministry
Rev. Madeline Bomboko was Director of the Disciples’ (Communaute des Disciples du Christ au Congo) Losanganya Guest…
300 raped in Congo, promise to protect them broken again
Between July 30 and August 2nd, armed militants identified as Mai Mai Cheka Cheka and the Democratic Forces…
Coalition says UN report is last straw, Activists Vow to Keep Pressure on Obama to Drop Kagame
For Immediate Release Contact: Kitty Kurth, Phone: 312/617/7288 WASHINGTON DC; THURSDAY, September 30, 2010: A spreading coalition…
The UN Reports: Major Atrocities in Congo 1993-2003
Today is a day unlike others for the Congolese victims of the 1996 invasion of the Democratic…
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.
Final Declaration Regional Conference of Religious Leaders on the Impackt of the LRA Yambio, 8-10th of September 2010
Statement in French here We, the religious leaders from regions affected by the LRA crisis in Uganda,…
Implications in the U.S of the U.S. law against conflicts of minerals in the DRC
Translated from French to English by AFJN Source: Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo ( Congolese National Bishops’ Conference) –…
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story, Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s Policy Analyst take on the recent sexual violence in South Kivu
August 24th, 2010 on Al Jazeera TV, Watch the video here Between July 30 and August 2nd, armed…
It is the Law: The US Secretary of State mandated to get involved in conflict mineral Reform in DRC
Warning! If you or your company is involved in the trading of natural resources from the relatively…
Voice of America TV: In Focus Features Bahati on the Kampala Bombings
Voice of America TV, In Focus Jacques Bahati take on the Bombing in Kampala and US Policy in…
Congo’s Quest for Liberation Continues
Congo has long been the focus of resource exploitation. The first era of colonization in Africa, beginning…
D.R.Congo’s Conflict-Free Minerals: Advocacy priorities
A strong legislative campaign for buyers and electronic companies to comply with conflict-free mineral trade is well…
AFJN supports Conflict Minerals Act ammendment to financial refrom
The Congo Conflict Minerals Act (S. 891), a bill promoting transparency and accountability in mineral supply chaings…
Peace Strategy For the DRC
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), peace and prosperity remain elusive. In 2009 and through…
Demanding Rights for Congolese Children
The child soldiers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not the only children who…
