Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section, Black Alliance for Peace, & World BEYOND War invite you to attend this free webinar on the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Human Rights in Africa, on Friday, Dec. 4 at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7 pm Nigeria time.

The webinar will feature first-hand reports from WILPF women describing what effects AFRICOM is having on their respective nations: 

  • Joy Onyesoh, the President of WILPF International will speak about Nigeria 

  • Sylvie Ndongmo, the Africa Region representative of WILPF will speak about Cameroon 

  • Marie-Claire Faray, currently living in the UK will speak about the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

  • Christine Odera, Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador Network – Kenya Country Coordinator (CYPAN), will speak about Kenya 

Other featured speakers include: 

  • Margaret Kimberley, writer and author representing the Black Alliance for Peace, and their initiative: U.S. Out of Africa: Shut Down AFRICOM 

  • Amanda Sperber, investigative journalist who has reported widely on Somalia

Host Contact Info: Greta, greta@worldbeyondwar.org

Click here for more information and to register.

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