Democratic Republic of the Congo
AFJN’s Jacquest Bahati’s article in Africa Revista on the Kivu Month of Blood
La crisi politica nella Repubblica democratica del Congo continua a peggiorare.
Pope Francis call for prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe…
Re: Request that you do rigorous due diligence to ensure your institution’s funds are not invested in land grabbing/ agro-colonialism in Africa.
Dear Chair of Board of Trustees This is an appeal regarding responsible investment and an opportunity for…
Urgent Call to Action: If not you, who can help save the Conflict Mineral Law from repeal?
Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has made it one of his legislative priorities to reopen the cash flow…
Land Grab in Francophone Africa: Identifying and Promoting Lasting Endogenous Solutions
A Review of Follow-up Actions After the Limuru Conference Remarks by Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director, AFJN,…
Representative Huizenga’s Bill H.R. 4248 – a Safety Threat and a Financial Gift to Rebel Groups in D.R. Congo
Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has made it one of his legislative priorities to reopen the cash flow…
Protect Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Peace Law Provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
In response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13772 on Core Principles for Regulating the United States…
Local women changing Congo from within
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been named the rape capital of the world following studies that…
Advocacy Against Defunding 1502 Dodd-Frank, U.S Conflict Mineral Law
On September 14, 2017, as part of H.R.3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018,…
Coffee Industry Revives in DRC, Ghana
Due to ongoing conflict in the 1990s and 2000s, coffee, which was once the second biggest export…
A New Normal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Priests, Doctors, and Citizens Kidnapped for Ransom or Killed
On September 20, 2017 Archbishop Nicholas Djomo of the diocese of Tshumbe in the Kasai region in…
Africa’s Education Needs
On June 15, 2017, the Wilson Center’s Africa Program in Washington DC held an an event titled…
The Current Situation on IDPs in Africa
In Africa, more than 13 million people are currently on the run in their own countries. We…
Africa: The Continent with the Most IDPs in the World
Africa was the continent hardest hit by internal displacement in 2016. Conflict and violence displaced more people…
Interview with Senator Florentin Mokonda Bonza, President of the Convention of Christian Democrats Party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In late March 2017, Senator Florentin Mokonda Bonza, member of the opposition, and Lambert Mende Omalanga, Minister…
Join us for “Road to a Peaceful Democratic Power Transfer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Challenges & Opportunities”
On October 18, 2016 under the facilitation of the African Union, the coalition of H.E. President Joseph…
Interview with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Information Minister H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga
During his recent visit to the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of information,…
Pope Francis’ Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
“In the light of my recent meeting with the president and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of…
Senator Coons statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, released…
Energized at the 11th hour to save the democratic process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On November 29, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing headlined “Democracy and Human…
