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“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk with together” is an African proverb that brings forth the notion of unity and of living in a community. It is a saying that resonated…
AR Media Release – Kenya HRC August 2017
16 August, 2017 Hon. Fred Matiangi, Ag. Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Internal Affairs Kenya Africans Rising, a Pan-African Movement of people and organizations, working for justice, peace and dignity, and guided by the Kilimanjaro Declaration, strongly condemns the decision by…
Groundbreaking Initiative to bolster shared learning and strategizing by African Activists
ARUSHA, TANZANIA – A group of African human rights activists from across the continent today begin a groundbreaking new programme intended to re-energize them and their struggles. The Activist-In-Residence (AiR) programme, currently in its pilot phase, is a month-long opportunity…
Groundbreaking Initiative To Re-Energize African Activists
ARUSHA, TANZANIA – A group of African human rights activists from across the continent today begin a groundbreaking new programme intended to re-energize them and their struggles. The Activist-In-Residence (AiR) programme, currently in its pilot phase, is a month-long opportunity…
Africans Rising launch report – 25May2017
Thursday, 25 May 2017 dawned like any other day everywhere on the African continent, with one minor difference, that there was in the air, considerable palpation, tension, anxiety and, energy about fulfilling a promise of the Kilimanjaro Declaration:
‘We commit to mobilising our people in Africa as we launch this Movement on the 25th May 2017, when we deepen the meaning of African Liberation Day and call on all sectors of our society to mobilise and organise events in every African country that will build the momentum towards the genuine liberation of our beautiful continent.’
Africans Rising letter to Africa Renewable Energy Initiative Board
Africans Rising signed on the attached letter which is being despatched to the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Board sitting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africans Rising has been working with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) to rescue AREI…
Africans Rising Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Pastor Evan Mawarire
MEDIA STATEMENT 28 June, 2017 Africans Rising Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Pastor Evan Mawarire Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity condemns in the strongest termsthe arbitrary arrest of Zimbabwean activist Pastor Evan Mawarire, and other…
DRC Media Statement 27 June 2017
MEDIA STATEMENT – 27 June, 2017 Africans Rising Condemns Congolese Activists’ Arrest and Detention without Charge Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity calls for an end to a growing campaign by the regime of President Joseph Kabila, of arbitrary…
Africans Rising Launches Activist-in-Residence Programme
Activists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders face multilevel challenges and barriers that often leave many feeling frustrated as they struggle to achieve their goals and usually, sets one of the path to burn out.
What is most needed in these situations is a chance to catch their breath, step back and take stock of their work in order to emerge re-energized to tackle their challenges in their day-to-day efforts in new ways.
Africans Rising on Voice Of America’s “StraightTalk Africa” TV Show
On the eve of Africa Day, 25 May, Voice Of America discussion television programme, “Straight Talk Africa” hosted Africans Rising launch director Kumi Naidoo on a panel to explore the signficance of Africa Day today. http://www.voanews.com/a/3869772.html
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