After two weeks of voting and 23,810 votes counted, Africans Rising is excited to announce the winner of the 2019 Africans Rising Activist of the Year award. Jean-Marie is a life-long activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo and, among his many achievements, he is the founding director of the
The Africans Rising Activist of the Year award will be presented to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated sterling leadership in their work as a selfless advocate for the rights of people on the continent. Read the biographies of the final 10 candidates below and then cast your vote for
Africans Rising stands in unwavering support of the movements and the many activists and organizations fighting against the present-day practice of slavery in West Africa which keeps hundreds of thousands of people in bondage. It is a horrendous shame that in 2019 someone can be born into this inhumane caste
Africans Rising is following closely, with attention and empathy, the developments in Guinea where civil society and opposition have taken to the streets to challenge the possibility of a constitutional change that would allow President Alpha Conde to run for a third term. While the President has not publicly supported
The undersigned civil society organizations strongly condemn the poor conditions of detention and ill-treatment of 18 election observers from the opposition New Democracy (ND) party in Guija district. The 18 were arrested by the Mozambican authorities in Chokwe district, Gaza province, while they were monitoring the voting process of the
ONE ACTION, ONE VOICE & ONE PEOPLE! Africans Rising for Justice, Peace, and Dignity is launching a new campaign called ‘The People’s Campaign’, that puts a spotlight on community challenges and triumphs throughout the African continent and all around the world. The People’s Campaign aims to bring together communities across
This has been long overdue! Its half time now, Africans Rising wants to give this vice a RED CARD. We must win! Please help to end Sexual Assault and Rape by donating to the Red Card to Violence Against Women Convening in The Gambia
Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity en partenariat avec ActionAid et Global Platform organise un atelier de formation en activisme artistique (Art engagé), du 29 Octobre au 3 Novembre 2019 á G Hip-Hop Guédiawaye, Sénégal. Vous êtes artiste activiste basé au Sénégal avec une expérience en facilitation d’atelier/formation ou
Have you ever had a bold, creative idea for your campaign only to find that no one is willing to fund it? Do you feel that your direct actions are too often hindered by the lack of resources? If so, read on! Africans Rising and Beautiful Trouble are announcing an
“Renewable Energies Projects in Africa” Presented at Divest/Invest Financing the Future 2019 edition