We the People of Togo | Demands
We call on the Togolese government to heed the voices of your citizens, which are being raised in peaceful protests, and to engage them civil to secure lasting, just and democratic solutions to their grievances.
TOGO Government must reinstate term limits for the Presidency
“We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Togo and call on President Faure Gnassing, to immediately re-instate the 1992 Constitution and, respect the term limits for the Presidency.”
Trade Union Confederation ITUC-Africa Joins Africans Rising
Africans Rising welcomes the announcement on Africa Day, by the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), that it had joined Africans Rising. The continent’s largest organisation representing workers, ITUC-Africa has 16 million declared members and 103…
Africans Rising Official Launch: What You Need To Know
Dear friends, fellow Africans and our sisters and brothers in the African Diaspora, For years, we have thought, spoken and dreamt about building a movement that would see AFRICANS rising, from below and beyond borders – a journey of transformation…
Africans Rising Official Launch: What You Need To Know
Dear friends, fellow Africans and our sisters and brothers in the African Diaspora, For years, we have thought, spoken and dreamt about building a movement that would see AFRICANS rising, from below and beyond borders – a journey of transformation…
#NewGambia: Reflections On A Transition To Democracy
The transition from dictatorship to democratic freedom in The Gambia would not have been possible without the courage and determination of the Gambian people. And leading the Gambian people in that struggle to remove longtime dictator Yahya Jammeh, were young…
Africans Rising on “Africa Now!” on WPFW Radio in Washington, DC
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
Africans Rising on “Africa Now!” on WPFW Radio in Washington, DC.
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
African Peoples to Europe: Don’t Hijack Our Renewable Energy!
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…
Africans Rising Appoints New Coordinator
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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