Africans Rising Launch Director Kumi Naidoo talks about Africans Rising and the movement’s official launch on 25 May 2017 with Walter Turner, host of “Africa Today”, an hour-long, weekly African affairs talk show on community-sponsored KPFA radio in Berkeley, California on 1 May 2017. Listen here:
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 24 April 2017 Cameroon Convicts Journalist For Covering Terror Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity strongly and unreservedly condemns the trial, conviction and imprisonment of a journalist on terrorism charges by a military court in Cameroon for reporting on acts of terror. Ahmed Abba,
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 April 2017 World Bank and IMF, Help #StopTheBleeding Of Africa’s Wealth! As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hold their Spring meetings in Washington, DC, billions of dollars due to African nations are illicitly leaving the continent. Africans Rising for
MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release An activist recognized by the Obama White House as a “champion of change” and a celebrated children’s author and change-maker have become the latest standard-bearers of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity. Africans Rising, an emerging movement of people and formations, working from below
Muhammed Lamin Saidykhan, a 32-year- old activist from The Gambia with a background in youth development, was appointed Coordinator of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity, taking over the reigns from global human rights and environmental justice activist and launch director, Kumi Naidoo, following an Africa-wide search.
MEDIA RELEASE 28 March 2017 Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity joins the South African nation – and many others across Africa and around the globe who have supported the freedom struggle – in mourning the loss of a leading light of the liberation movement. Anti-apartheid stalwart Ahmed “Kathy”
South Sudan Press Statement 25 1 2017 PDF
Objective:The aim of this delegation was two fold. Firstly, to show the solidarity of the Africans Rising movement with the people of Gambia. Secondly, to learn about the will of the Gambian people and to bring that message to the opposition coalition and the incumbent president. The four-person delegation included
CIVICUS is offering one learning exchange opportunity for an African based individual to be based and involved with activities at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. This opportunity is sponsored by Irish Aid, focused on Strengthening the Voice of African Civil Society and human rights defenders in the international human rights
H.E. President Yahya JammehAfricans Rising, a Pan-African Movement of people and formations, working for peace, justice and dignity congratulates the people of The Gambia upon a successful and peaceful election on 1st December, 2016. However, Africans Rising strongly and without any reservation condemns your action of annulling the results of