By Ibrahim Ceesay You don’t have to look very hard or far to see the promise and power of African youth to deliver solutions, positive change and prosperity. And yet, still, on a continent where people under the age of…
Africans Rising’s Taye Balogun speaks with Dr. James Pope, host of “Africa Now! on Pacifica Radio’s community-sponsored station, WPFW in Washington about Africans Rising and the movement’s launch on 25 May 2017. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/user-343237657/africanow-apr-19-2017-africans-rising-wisdom-of-afa
Launch director Kumi Naidoo speaks about Africans Rising and the challenges to African unity and progress with Dr. James Pope, host of “Africa Now!” on Pacifica Radio WPFW in Washington, DC. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/user-343237657/africanow-apr-26-2017-africans-rising-pt-2-celeb-poetry-month
Africa loses up to $70 billion a year through illicit financial flows — the illegal movement of money out of Africa countries, mostly by transnational corporations. As the World Bank and IMF meet in Washington for their annual Spring meetings,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release (6th April) – Today almost 200 African civil society organisations issued a strong condemnation of European manipulation and compromising of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). Tensions have erupted over the actions of France and…
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.
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