Africa Action (AfricaAction) Updates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Stulman (202) 546-7961 March 04, 2010 (Washington, DC) - Today Africa Action applauds three members of the U.S Senate for introducing legislation that confronts...

Thursday, January 21, 2010 (Washington, DC) - One year after President Obama was sworn in to office, and less than a week before his State of the Union address, Africa Action today released its...

Wednesday, September 15, 2009 (Washington, DC) - Today is the one-year anniversary of the power-sharing accord that resulted in the creation of the new Zimbabwe unity government in early 2009...

Washington DC, Wednesday, September 15, 2009 - Today is the one-year anniversary of the power-sharing accord that resulted in the creation of the new Zimbabwe unity government in early 2009. One-year...

Two years ago, the UN Security Council passed Security Council Resolution 1769 authorizing the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Since then, different actors within...

Africa Action's input to the convention was guided by the conviction that the people of Zimbabwe deserve a home-grown, democratic constitution that is generated through meaningful people...

Dear General Gration: As a broad coalition of human rights, faith based and advocacy organizations dedicated to achieving peace in Sudan, we urge your immediate leadership to support the African...

Preliminary Analysis Shows U.S. Under-Funding AIDS Programs Thursday, May 07, 2009 (Washington, DC) - This morning the President Obama released the detailed fiscal year 2010 budget information on...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 (Washington, DC) - Just three weeks after the London Summit of the Group of 20 countries decided to make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the primary vehicle for global...

"We welcome today's decision by the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. "Their decision adds international legal weight...

Thursday, February 05, 2009 (Washington, DC) -The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will soon act on the prosecutor's request for an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar...

Thursday, February 05, 2009 (Washington, DC) - Representatives of independent Sudanese civil society organizations, media and rights activists called on Sudanese government, political actors and...

Tuesday, January 28, 2009 (Washington, DC) - Today Africa Action released its Africa Policy Outlook for 2009. This annual publication was released one week after the historic inauguration of...

Africa Action Urges International Support for Social and Economic Justice to Build on Landmark Pact Tuesday, September 15, 2008 (Washington, DC) - The signing yesterday of a political settlement...

Africa Action urges this president and the next to prioritize peace and justice for Sudan On September 9, 2004, the Bush administration recognized that the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan...

Africa Action Demands International Community Uphold Promises to Stop Genocide in Slow Motion. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (Washington, D.C) - Yesterday, the United Nations (UN) Security Council...

Africa Action Releases New Analysis Emphasizing Civil Society's Role in Resolving Crisis Monday, June 9, 2008 (Washington, DC) - As Zimbabwe's political and social climate grows increasingly violent,...

Africa Action Calls for All Peacekeeping Roadblocks to Be Removed In June, the U.S. will hold the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. After the Council's 10-day trip to Africa...

Calls for Immediate SADC and AU Intervention Africa Action, an organization that has stood in principled solidarity with the struggle for human rights, democracy and economic justice in Africa since...

'War on Terror' Ties Undermine U.S. Action to Protect Darfur This February, the Sudanese government launched a series of direct assaults on towns and villages in West Darfur that harkened back to the...