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Wars in Africa are in line with neocolonialism

Is the United States and Europe’s war on terrorism masking another kind of war?  “Shadow War in…

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Botswana’s Ex-spy chief arrested on tax evasion charges, a lesson for Africa

Isaac Kgosi was walking out of the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Botswana when he was…

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Africa in Global Perspective then and Now

Stop for a minute and think of the saying attributed to the Greek Philosopher    Heraclitus: “The only…

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Open Letter: Zambia Must Respect International Law

August 24, 2018 Dear Mr. President, Re: Zambia Must Respect International Law   The Africa Faith &…

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John Prendergast urges the U.S. to apply better sanctioning tools against authoritarian regimes

On May 15, 2018 John Prendergast, co-founder of The Sentry and founder of the Enough Project testified…

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South African Oblate Priest Reflects on the Legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

On April 2, 2018, Easter Monday, South Africa received the sad news that Ms. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed…

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson trip to Africa

Ahead of his trip to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Chad and Nigeria, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson…

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Is Zimbabwe During and After President Mugabe the same?

On February 28, 2018 the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and…

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Tell President Trump and the world that African nations are not what he said them to be

Instead of exchanging insults with President Trump, let us take the microphone from him  and tell the…

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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…

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2017 Africa Braintrust

This year’s Africa Braintrust was held on September 22nd as part of the 2017 Congressional Black Caucus….

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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…

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Africa’s Education Needs

On June 15, 2017, the Wilson Center’s Africa Program in Washington DC held an an event titled…

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Condemning the charges against Angolan Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais and his colleague Mariano Bras Lourenco

Mr. Rafael Marques, first on the right, was indicted by the Angolan government days after receiving the NED…

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Rafael Marques de Morais: A Courageous Anti-Corruption Activist

Photo: Rafael Marques de Morais (center) with AFJN Staff and Interns at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center….

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Remembering Mr. Ahmed Kathrada, an anti-apartheid Advocate in South Africa

As we mourn the loss of Mr. Ahmed Kathrada, whom passed away this March, we take the…

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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,…

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“Land Grab in Africa; Hispanic Heritage Month; and South African Musical Group Mafikizolo”

Bahati Jacques, AFJN Policy Analyst on WPFW’s Africa Now program to discuss Land Grab in Africa and…

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There Is No Land For Toxic Dumping In Africa

As we fight land grabbing in Africa  we are concerned about leasing land not only for agriculture,…

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Presidential Term Limits in Africa: A surprising announcement from Angola

On Friday March 11th, President of Angola Jose Eduardo de Santos announced that he will not be…

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