Democratic Republic of the Congo
North Kivu Civil Society disagrees with UN Envoy to the Great Lakes and much more
On August 23, North Kivu Civil Society coalition’s Vice President and spokesperson Mr. Omar Kambale Kavota and…
D.R.Congo: UN Peacekeepers must fulfill its mission or go home
“The people are fed up with the United Nations (UN) peace missions in Democratic Republic of the…
Advocacy Victory: DRC Conflict Mineral Law Upheld
On July 23, 2013, the court ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rules which…
President Obama on the Crisis in Dem. Rep. of Congo
Before his trip, President Obama appointed a special envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa. During…
President Obama should support President Kikwete’s policy for the Great Lakes region
US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Tanzania in a few days as part of his…
Senate resolution Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo passed unanimously
Source: http://www.coons.senate.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 28, 2013 CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042 United States Senate…
Letter to the New U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Senator Russ Feingold
A day after his appointment as the US Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region and…
Advocacy Groups, Congo Experts Applaud Appointment of Feingold as Envoy
WASHINGTON — Nineteen advocacy groups and Congo experts applaud U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for his…
Investor Statement in Support of SEC Rule 1502 on Conflict Minerals
This statement is being issued by various investment groups who represent over $450 billion of assets under…
We urgently need your voice to help end 17 years of rape, kidnapping, and killings in D.R. Congo
Every day in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo there are news reports of kidnapping for ransom,…
D.R. Congo: Rwandan troops fighting alongside rebels to capture the city of Goma
Despite the international pressure, President Kagame remains defiant. For a month now, North Kivu civil society and…
Answers to those challenging US conflict mineral law, section 1502 of Dodd-Frank
Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade held a hearing on the…
US soon to appoint Special Envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region.
On April 17, US Secretary of State John Kerry, during a hearing on the budget, told congress…
US Senate: Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo
On April 16, the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held…
ICC Justice is for Bosco Ntaganda not for the Victims
This article was first published in AFJN’s January-March Newsletter By Jacques Bahati, Policy Analyst On March 18,…
The Fall of D.R.Congo’s War Lord Bosco Caught many by Surprise
After the conviction and sentencing of Thomas Lubanga, calls for the arrest of his collaborator, Bosco Ntaganda…
Bosco Ntaganda in no longer a threat to Congolese citizens
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, General Bosco Ntaganda, surrended himself to the US Embassy in…
President Obama asks Rwandan President to permanently ending all support to armed groups in the DRC
Below is the White House Press release about the call President Obama made to President Kagame Source: The…
Open letter by 144 NGOs and Civil Society groups to DRC President Kabila
Mr. President, “The bill on the organization, composition, powers and functioning of the High Council of Defense,…
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)…
