We are seeking for an experienced Communication and Media Coordinator to foster an Africa-wide solidarity and unity of purpose of the Peoples of Africa to build the future we want – a right to peace, social inclusion and shared prosperity.
Africans Rising Calls for a Stop to the Brutal Crackdown on Zimbabweans’ Peaceful Protests
Africans Rising stands in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe and calls on all the active forces of democracy and justice to rise in solidarity with our sisters and brothers. Our movement pledges to do the necessary to support the people of Zimbabwe and we would like to express our sincerest condolences to the families of violence victims.
Vacancy: Communication and Media Coordinator
We are seeking for an experienced Communication and Media Coordinator to foster an Africa-wide solidarity and unity of purpose of the Peoples of Africa to build the future we want – a right to peace, social inclusion and shared prosperity.
Africans Rising’s Solidarity Statement on Sudan
In the past two weeks, Sudan has plunged into a dire political crisis as citizens rise and protest against difficult living conditions. The uprising has so far been met with severe repression; as of date, over 40 people have been reported killed including children as young as 12 years old. These killings and grave abuses
Development Co-operation Report 2018
When Member States of the United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, they agreed that the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets should be met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society. Governments and stakeholders negotiating the 2030 Agenda backed the ambition of leaving no one behind, an
Solidarity Declaration by African Activists in Support of the Togolese Struggle
We, a collective of African activists from 11 countries across the continent, came together in Arusha, Tanzania to deliberate, mobilize and build solidarity for the democratic struggle of the Togolese people against the neocolonial, dynastic dictatorship of Faure Gnassingbe. A brutal dynasty that is in its 51st year of the usurpation of the power of
Africans Rising Launches the Activism in the Digital Era Program
The Internet has revolutionized the way people organize around the world to demand accountability, equality and the respect of their rights. It is now a tremendous duty for all of us to learn about how to protect our digital rights as they continue to be violated all across the continent.
Joining Forces, Sharing Power: Civil Society Collaborations for the Future
Without the support of external funding, the life expectancy of many – if not most – organizations is dramatically low. To avoid these near-choking levels of dependency, CSOs are developing creative strategies to be more self-reliant. Increasingly, we are working together with actors that are more grounded in the communities they serve rather than with traditional governments and multilateral institutions and devising collaborative methods that differ significantly from donor-recipient constructions.
Africans Rising Organises a US Diaspora Mobilisation Convening
in October 2018 Africans Rising organised the movement’s first ever trip to the United States; we planned meetings with various African diaspora communities based in New York, Chicago and Washington DC. We also met with Africans Rising’s partners and funders to report on the movement’s latest endeavours and strengthen the possibilities for future collaborations.
Africans Rising Will Launch National Engagement Platforms (NEP) Across the African Continent
In a committed attempt to unite African citizens and social groups to fulfil the pledges of the Kilimanjaro Declaration Africans Rising embarked on a continent-wide endeavour to launch National Engagement Platforms (NEP).