Amjambo Africa

12/08/2025

A FOND FAREWELL: Kathreen Harrison, outgoing Editor-in-Chief of Amjambo Africa, reflects on co-founding and leading the publication through its eight-year journey, and discusses the power of journalism and multilingual storytelling.

Read her full message: https://www.amjamboafrica.com/a-fond-farewell/

12/08/2025

The Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition denounces new immigration and naturalization suspension, warning it causes "immediate and devastating" consequences for Maine immigrants, including Somalis and Afghans, by placing families pursuing citizenship in "indefinite limbo."

Read More: https://www.amjamboafrica.com/mirc-responds-to-hostile-rhetoric-on-afghan-somali/

12/06/2025

A Rockland resident submitted a letter to Amjambo Africa regarding a proposed ordinance that would limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

The ordinance passed its first reading in November. A final vote is scheduled for December 8.

Read the full letter

https://www.amjamboafrica.com/letter-to-the-editor-9/

12/05/2025

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12/03/2025

On Wednesday, Dec. 3 students in Portland gathered in Monument Square to protest against arrests made by ICE. They particularly highlighted the recent detention of two Portland High School students named Estefania and Joel. They encouraged writing to state and federal legislators to protest what they call unfair actions by ICE.

12/03/2025

Kagame, Tshisekedi to meet Trump in D.C.

KIGALI, Rwanda — Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are expected to travel to Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4 to meet with President Donald Trump’s negotiating team and sign a peace agreement.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said Thursday that the prospect of meeting his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, in Washington to “discuss, agree or sign anything” represents a positive step in efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

On June 27, 2025, Rwanda and the DRC did sign a major peace agreement brokered by the United States.

According to Kigali, Congolese authorities often renege on agreed-upon commitments, shifting positions and undermining progress. The success of any agreement, Kagame warned, will depend on the commitment of the parties directly involved in the conflict.

The Congolese government has insisted that Rwanda must withdraw its troops from Congolese territory before any final agreement is signed in Washington. United Nations experts estimate that up to 6,000 Rwandan forces are present in eastern Congo.

Kigali, however, argues that the neutralization of the FDLR (Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda) – whose members include alleged perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi – must come first.

Speaking to reporters in Kigali ahead of the Washington trip, Kagame described the peace process as “limping.”

By Ignatius Ssuuna KIGALI, Rwanda — Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are expected to travel to Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4 to meet with President Donald Trump’s negotiating team and sign a peace agreement. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said Thursday that the prospect of meeting his counterpa...

12/02/2025

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12/02/2025

Portland City Hall Chambers welcomed a vibrant gathering of community members to witness the swearing-in of Honorable Pious Ali (At-Large) and Honorable Regina Phillips (District 3).

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12/02/2025

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12/01/2025

The City of Portland Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) organized a Thanksgiving celebration for newcomers to Maine. OEO Director Melissa Hue explained that the goal was “to give back and to create a space where everyone could share a meal with dignity.”

Read more: https://www.amjamboafrica.com/city-of-portlands-thanksgiving-celebration-offers-hope/

12/01/2025

Guinea-Bissau falls to military rule following successful coup

Guinea-Bissau is the latest African country to come under military rule, following the swearing-in of Gen. Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president on Thursday, Nov. 27. The takeover came a day after army officers announced they had assumed full control of the country.

The coup unfolded as citizens awaited the results of the presidential and legislative elections held on Nov. 23. Reports of gunfire in the capital, Bissau, emerged on Wednesday, when the officers – calling themselves the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order – took to state television to announce the immediate and indefinite suspension of the electoral process, citing efforts to stop unnamed politicians from destabilizing the country, allegedly with support from a prominent drug baron.

Meanwhile, ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who was seeking a second term, told reporters that he had been arrested in a coup led by the army chief of staff and now transitional president, Nta. Embaló was detained alongside his closest rival, Domingos Simões Pereira, with both claiming victory in the polls just a day before the army seized control.

Following the takeover, all air, land, and sea borders were closed, and an overnight curfew was imposed.

By Violet Ikong Guinea-Bissau is the latest African country to come under military rule, following the swearing-in of Gen. Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president on Thursday, Nov. 27. The takeover came a day after army officers announced they had assumed full control of the country. The coup unf...

11/30/2025

Qatar intensifies mediation, M23 gains ground, Congo–Rwanda tensions deepen

KIGALI, Rwanda— The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with President Félix Tshisekedi, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Kinshasa on Nov. 21, a day after holding talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, underscoring Doha’s growing role as mediator in the escalating conflict in the eastern DRC.

The visit marked Tamim’s first trip to the DRC. Upon arrival in Kinshasa, the political capital, he was welcomed by Tshisekedi, who praised Qatar’s efforts in advancing the Doha Process – a mediation framework aimed at reducing cross-border tensions and facilitating negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23 armed group.

By Ignatius Ssuuna KIGALI, Rwanda— The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with President Félix Tshisekedi, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Kinshasa on Nov. 21, a day after holding talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, underscoring Doha’s growing role as mediator...