Africa Action Applauds U.S. Decision to Lift HIV Travel Ban, Calls for Sustained U.S. leadership on Global Health Ahead of Global Fund Board Meeting
November 6, 2009
"Ahead of this weekend’s 20th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and malaria, it’s vital that the U.S. fulfill its commitment to fight HIV/AIDS and fully fund The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria..."  Go >

Africa Action Hosts Senator Sekai Masikana Holland
November 3, 2009
"This week Africa Action hosted Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Reconciliation and National Healing, Senator Sekai Masikana Holland, in Washington, DC to share information on the latest developments in Zimbabwe and prospects for reconciliation and national healing following the formation of the Inclusive Government. Click here to view photos, listen to Africa Action interviews on Zimbabwe and find our reports and analysis..."  Go >

Africa Action Speaks Out Against Legislation to Expand Criminal Penalties Against the LGBT Community in Uganda
October 28, 2009
"The proposed "Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009" will not only violate the human rights of the LGBT community, its provisions will also seriously undermine HIV prevention, treatment and care efforts in Uganda..."  Go >

The Future of Global Health: Ingredients for A Bold & Effective U.S. Initiative
October 27, 2009
"President Obama’s Global Health Initiative (GHI) represents an historic opportunity to achieve bold and ambitious targets in the fight against the most daunting global health challenges of our generation. Click here to the civil society report on The Future of Global Health..."  Go >

Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren Nationwide Will Protest Poverty and Child Labor-Tainted Cocoa during Third Annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating this Halloween
October 22, 2009
"Kids across all 50 U.S. States and Canada will urge nearly a quarter million households to shift purchasing to Fair Trade certified chocolate, coffee, etc by handing Fair Trade chocolate to adults..."  Go >

Africa Action Reacts to Sudan Policy Announcement by Sec. of State Clinton
October 19, 2009
"Over the past nine months, Africa Action has been calling for a new U.S.-Sudan policy that would prioritize human rights over counterintelligence. Yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and General Gration finally announced a new U.S. – Sudan policy. Africa Action reacts with caution and concern..."  Go >

Annual Fall Meetings Begin: Criticism Continues to Mount Towards World Bank/IMF Policies
October 6, 2009
"This week Istanbul, Turkey is hosting the IMF/World Bank Annual Fall 2009 meetings. In addition to the protests in Istanbul, Africa Action highlights the 5th Annual Southern Africa Social Forum (SASF), which begins in Maseru, Lesotho. Africa Action calls for IMF reform and greater civil society participation poverty reduction strategies..."  Go >

Statement on Kennedy Road Informal Settlement
October 5, 2009
"Over the past weekend, civil society partners reported to Africa Action that Abahlali baseMjondolo, a grassroots movement campaigning to improve the living conditions of poor people, was attacked in one of it's most prominent settlements in Durban by an armed militia. Click here to read Africa Action's statement and a video by S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo..."  Go >

Break the Silence: Condemn the Violence!
September 29, 2009
"This week in West Africa, human rights activists are reporting that over 157 people were killed in Conakry, the capitol of Guinea. Africa Action calls for the U.S. to work the the African Union, the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and civil society organizations in the region so to protect human rights activists and advance democracy and rule of law in Guinea..."  Go >