Kamina Friends

01/17/2019

Though we will remain close with our brothers/sisters in Kamina, we are no longer an official NGO and will not be able to accept donations for this project.

02/27/2018

Sad to read the article in the latest Economist. This sentence says a lot:"President Kabila is in the seventh year of a five year term..."

12/19/2016

Pray for our friends in DRCongo in these uncertain and tumultuous times.

Officials and others say Mr. Kabila, days away from his scheduled exit, has looted millions of dollars in public assets, with potential repercussions that could make him try to stay in power.

07/01/2016

First-ever U.N. event brings together 9,000 people from 173 countries, including 55 heads of state

06/27/2016

Prayers for our good friend Fabrice Ilunga Mujinga and family on the passing of his wife's father.

06/06/2016

Pray for our African friends in this delicate time.

By Aaron Ross, Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed KINSHASA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Concerned over Congolese President Joseph Kabila's apparent attempts to cling to power, U.S. officials are pushing for sanctions against his inner circle but running into opposition from European powers wary of

05/31/2016

Glad to hear that our Kamina Friends arrived safely home after General Conference in the US.

03/22/2016

Great to hear of so many who will be taking part in activities in the US this year. Welcome conference delegates and Kamina Friends.

01/21/2016

We have just learned of the passing of Rev. Kabongo Boniface. Prayers to all who will deeply miss him.

01/07/2016

War has taken a lot from Solange. Her husband and three of her children were all killed by rebels, and she was r***d four times by armed men in her home village in the DRC.

11/09/2015

Other projects in Kamina help to stabilize and bring the community together in peace.

In the summer of 2010, Professor Leonard Swidler and Harry Halloran met with me in Philadelphia to discuss the root causes of violence in the Congo. The result was the creation of the Bumuntu Peace Institute, the first African extension of the Dialogue Institute. This essay intends to articulate the…