Democratic Republic of the Congo
Voice of America: The Political crisis in the RD Congo
Opposition and civil society groups which declined to attend the dialogue or boycotted the forum made a…
The DRC Elections: the Electoral Commission’s Chairman Explains
In March the President of the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mr….
African Youth to Combat New Forms of Slavery and Colonization
Press Release Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Secretariat The youth in Africa have been called…
UK’s refusal to extradite Rwandan General accused of war crimes to Spain is not a declaration of innocence
Let’s get some very important things out of the way before diving deep into this story. It…
President Obama urges Africans to fight Corruption and lifetime Presidency
On July 28 in his remarks to the African people at the African Union (AU) headquarters in…
ADF-NALU is Africa Great Lakes’ version of Boko Haram
Why should we deal with the rise of the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the…
Don’t Repeal or Weaken an Effective Law: Dodd-Frank 1502
On Friday, February 6th, AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati joined Sasha Lezhnev of the Enough Project and…
Advocacy for a Stronger European Union Conflict Mineral Law
On January 28, two days before meeting her US counterpart Secretary of State John Kerry, Margot Wallstrom,…
The ear is never too old to learn
There is an African proverb which says: “The ear is never too old to learn.” In eastern…
The Democratic Republic Of Congo Paradox:Time to Think the Unthinkable
In November 2013, a report, known as “the Simon Nyandu Report” after the nation’s Attorney General, was…
US aid to DR Congo: No more free rides for corrupt government officials!
Did you know your tax dollars are subsidizing corrupt bureaucrats in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)? Instead…
The U.S must stop subsidizing corruption and impunity in DRC Congo, the case of 3.7 billion in fraud
As the country’s chief financial officer warns Congress that the U-S Treasury will shortly run out of…
The US must hold DRC neighbors accountable says Students, Families and Faculty of Foothills School
On December 4th, 2013, families, teachers and students of Fooothills School of Sciences and Arts sent a…
Welcoming a New Wave of Diplomacy in Democratic Republic of the Congo
On November 21, the Great Lakes Forum held a briefing at John Hopkins University in Washington DC…
A l’Est de la RD Congo, la terreur fait place aux jubilations; témoignage de viols et pillage par les forces gouvernementales
Read it in English Dans l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), les habitants de plusieurs…
Terror replaces jubilation in Eastern DRC; Witnesses Report widespread looting and rapes by Government Forces
Residents of several isolated rural villages in the eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Intensifier les efforts diplomatiques après la défaite du M23 en RDC
Read in English Les rebelles du M23 ont finalement jeté l’éponge par l’annonce de leur défaite le…
Redouble diplomatic and advocacy efforts after the defeat of M23 rebels in DRC
Read it in French The M23 rebellion has acknowledged total defeat by surrendering on November 6, 2013….
La fin de la rebellion du M23 : efforts tous azimuts de plaidoyer et diplomatie.
L’anéantissement du groupe rebelle du M23, n’aurait pas été possible sans les modifications de la politique étrangère…
The Demise of the M23 Rebellion; Advocacy and Diplomacy in Focus
By Jacques Bahati The surrender of the rebel group in eastern DRC, M23, would not have been…
