Region (Central Africa)
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,…
2017 Africa Braintrust
This year’s Africa Braintrust was held on September 22nd as part of the 2017 Congressional Black Caucus….
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…
Rwanda’s Largest Solar Field Also Empowers Orphans
To increase electricity access in Rwanda, a 42-acre solar field was constructed on land leased from Agahozo-Shalom…
Harvesting to Heal
Three years following the Rwandan genocide, Sr. Mary Rose Mukukibogo founded the farming association Dususuruke to revitalize…
An Update on the Political and Humanitarian Crisis in Burundi
The political and humanitarian crisis in the East African country of Burundi has evolved along a dangerous…
Science Technology Engineering and Math Students Represent African Countries at the First Global Robotics Competition
Did you know that every sixty seconds one child dies of a water related disease? Access to…
Years After the Arusha Accords Burundian Democracy is Wavering
The implementation of the Arusha agreement in August2000 and the five-year development of a transitional government hinging…
Rwandan Women Healing the Nation Post-Genocide
On June 26, 2017, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) held an event titled “Women Guiding…
Africa’s Education Needs
On June 15, 2017, the Wilson Center’s Africa Program in Washington DC held an an event titled…
Listening to Heal a Nation
The Benebikira Sisters, the oldest indigenous congregation in Rwanda, have a number of nuns in their community…
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…
Urgent Call for action: Ask your Congressional Representatives to Preserve the Bipartisan Anti-Corruption law
The House and Senate are considering steps to get rid of an anti-corruption law which, when implemented,…
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…
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…
U.S Embassy in Cameroon Linked to Herakles Farms’ Land Grab
Tell a friend to tell a friend that “Backroom Bullying the Role of The US Government in…
Breaking New Horizons in Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
