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African-American Faith Leaders traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet with Congolese Ecumenical leaders, the President of Congo and to participate in a fact-finding tour of east Congo.
African-American Faith Leaders traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet with Congolese Ecumenical leaders, the President of Congo and to participate in a fact-finding tour of east Congo.
For enduring peace to have a chance, two conditions must be met: First, a Congolese state responsive to the interests of its people and capable of exercising authority over the entire country must emerge; and second, there should be a nonviolent dismantling of the Rwandan-backed militias in Eastern Congo.
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One of the first African women to fight against European dominance in Africa during the colonial period & expose the racism and misogyny in the Catholic church.
The founder of the first black Christian movement in Sub-Saharan Africa
George Washington Williams, “An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II, King of the Belgians and Sovereign of the Independent State of Congo By Colonel, The Honorable Geo. W. Williams, of the United States of America,” 1890
This exchange involving Congolese voices is particularly relevant considering that a few days later on October 18th, The Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a panel discussion on the Congo and Conflict Minerals where no Congolese were invited to speak about the affairs of their own country.
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