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September 27 Civil Society Resists: Analysis and Activism from Africa (Brown Bag Lunch) October 3 - 4 Africa's Children: Peril and Promise (AFJN Annual Conference) October 9 - 10 Northern Uganda Lobby Day: Peace Within Reach October 12 "Through the Eyes of Hope" Photo and Artwork Exhibition

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Annual World Bank and IMF Meetings Close Under Heavy Criticism
September 22, 2006
"As the annual World Bank and IMF meetings drew to a close this week, Africa Action condemned the undemocratic and harmful policies of these international financial institutions..."  Go >

September 9th Rally Updates
September 20, 2006
"On Saturday September 9, 2006, Africa Action held rallies and a nonviolent civil disobedience at the White House and the Texas State Capitol in Austin, TX to commemorate two years since the U.S. administration called the violence in Darfur, Sudan genocide..."  Go >

U.S. Credibility on Darfur At Stake in Critical Week at UN
September 20, 2006
"As world leaders meet in New York this week to determine next steps on the Darfur crisis, Africa Action today questioned the U.S. commitment to breaking the current deadlock and underscored the need for a robust international force to supplement the AU mission on the ground..."  Go >

A Tale of Two Genocides: The Failed U.S. Response to Rwanda and Darfur
September 9, 2006
"This new Africa Action report examines the disturbing patterns in the U.S. response to the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and to the current genocide in Darfur, Sudan. It emphasizes the lessons the U.S has yet to learn, and lays out the actions needed now to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur..."  Go >

BBC News | Africa | World Edition

Somali PM warns of terror threat
Somalia's interim prime minister asks for international help against "al-Qaeda", as his Islamist rivals gain ground.

Gambian opposition claims fraud
Gambian opposition leader Oussainou Darboe considers a legal challenge to President Jammeh's re-election.

Aristocrat in court over shooting
The trial begins of a UK aristocrat accused of murdering a black Kenyan man he suspected of poaching.

Lawyer goes on trial for genocide
A Rwandan lawyer goes on trial for genocide five years after a witness saw him working at a UN court.

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