Read the Latest Talking Points From Africa Action



Africa Action Talking Points on the Congo Campaign:  Resources for the People
"Africa Action’s Congo Campaign: Resources for the People focuses on reforming U.S. foreign policy, diplomatic and military engagement, and trade and business practices in and towards the Congo to help support processes to bring about peace, justice, political stability, and environmentally responsible and sustainable economic recovery..."
August 04, 2010

Africa Action Talking Points on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
"In South Africa the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has supported over 600,000 Orphans and other children affected by AIDS with necessary care and treatment.  In Burundi there are over 544,000 people currently receiving treatment through Global Fund support. Thousands of traditional healers in Lesotho have been supported by the Global Fund to help lead the fight against tuberculosis.  In four years HIV prevalence among the general population in Togo has been reduced by nearly half.  Finally, in Niger the number of cases of malaria has been cut by one third and 50% less people are dying from Malaria..."
December 12, 2009

Africa Action Talking Points on Darfur and All Sudan
"Since the beginning of his presidency, President Obama has taken two important strides in his commitment to peace and justice in Darfur & all Sudan. The first positive step was the appointment of a full time U.S. Presidential envoy charged with pursuing diplomatic efforts recommended by the human rights community, including Africa Action..."
December 01, 2009

Africa Action Talking Points on Climate Change
"The causes of climate change are obvious, and the effects are overwhelming. While Africa is only responsible for four percent of the world’s carbon emissions, the continent is disproportionately affected and suffering from recurrent droughts, shrunken lakes, deforestation, and eroded coastlines. A UN report states that a two degree Celsius rise in temperature would endanger the water supply of up to 600 million Africans..."
January 13, 2010

Africa Action Talking Points on the G-8 and Africa
"Four years after the Group of 8 (G8) wealthy nations’ summit of 2005 – with its promises to prioritize the health, well-being and economic development of Africa – the G8 nations will convene again this week.  This opportunity to revisit the G8 promises reveals that too much time has been wasted and too little action has been taken towards reaching these goals..."
July 29, 2009

Africa Action Talking Points on the IMF and World Bank
"The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are two of the most powerful international financial institutions in the world. They are the major sources of lending to African countries, and use the loans they provide as leverage to prescribe policies and dictate major changes in the economies of these countries. The World Bank is the largest public development institution in the world, lending over $24 billion in 2007 of which over $5 billion (or 22 percent) went to Africa..."
October 10, 2010