Aziz is a political scientist who has taught international relations at McGill University and at Université du Québec à Montréal. He was the former coordinator of the Quebec network against apartheid. He is a founding member of the Group for Research and Initiatives for the Liberation of Africa (GRILA) and in which he serves as [...]

Friends of the Congo is partnering with Sahara Reporters to launch Congo Week IV with a live webcast from Congo in Harlem at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem, New York on Sunday, October 16, 2011. The live webcast will begin at 4:30 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time at www.congoinharlem.org after the screening of Blood in [...]

Dear Friends, I greet you in the name of many Congolese youth who are seeking to ride the winds of change that blew from the African youth revolution in Soweto in 1976 to the streets of Cairo today, and making its way across the Atlantic to America, symbolized by the Occupy Wall Street movement. As [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human Rights Advocates Denounce CMU’s Collaboration with President Kagame Contacts: Rebecca Cech  (412) 736-9889 Jeffrey Cech (724) 880-4371 The Pittsburgh City Council advised caution in US support of Kagame’s government, but Carnegie Mellon University invites Rwandan president to begin a privileged relationship with the university, ignoring both local concerns and international charges [...]

This week has been very engaging and busy for me. From earthquake in Manhattan to hurricane watch for the week-end. These natural disasters still do not top the action of Walmart who released on August 9 via the Walmart Youtube Channel a very disturbing commercial for their Back-To-School Campaign. When I was made aware of [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Sync News Timothy Shumaker 818.508.7645 msn@mediasyncnews.com Friends of the Congo’s Visit to Los Angeles: An Overwhelming Success Hollywood, CA – August 11, 2011 – “Angelino’s responded with an enthusiastic show of support in response to the screening of the film “Crisis In The Congo: Uncovering The Truth” said Kambale Musavuli, International [...]

Ce jeudi 30 juin 2011, le Congo célèbrera le 51ème anniversaire de l’indépendance de la République Démocratique du Congo. Dans l’esprit du 51ème anniversaire, Friends of the Congo organisera la sortie mondiale du film « Le Conflit au Congo : La Vérité Dévoilée ». Une caractéristique constante des 51 années d’indépendance est l’intervention d’entités extérieures [...]

Hi friends, colleagues, family, and acquaintances. I am proud to announce you that I am part of the Host Committee of an organization doing amazing work in African post-conflict zones, including the Congo! So, I’m writing to invite you to an exciting party that’s right around the corner. Now AfriCAN has teamed up with l’Altruist to [...]

On March 28, 2011, United States President Barack Obama spoke to the American people about Libya and why the United States (U.S.) must engage militarily as opposed to diplomatically. The U.S. , led by AFRICOM (the U.S. Military Command in Africa that enforces U.S. foreign policy), initiated the bombing of Libya ostensibly to enforce a [...]

On this day, Mother’s Day, there are so many things I can say or write about my mother. I can speak of how my mother finished her college dissertation while pregnant with me, her last child. She always shared with us how tough it was to stay focus and committed to going to college while [...]