The group was launched early in 2002 by former volunteers in two well-established groups based in Toronto but supported by numerous other people - in Canada, Africa, and elsewhere. These groups were: the Economic Rights in Southern Africa group of the Inter-Church Coalition on Africa (ICCAF), which is now a part of KAIROS-Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, and the Toronto Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa (TCLSAC) which, for more than 20 years, published the Southern Africa Report (SAR). For a variety of reasons, both of these groups ceased operation in 2001. Volunteer members from each group then came together to explore ways to continue their work and express their solidarity with Africa. The result is AfricaFiles.

If you would like to join us or learn what AfricaFiles "membership" involves, click on Join Us.

AfricaFiles Volunteers:

Part of the AfricaFiles Network is comprised of the volunteers who work as editors, sourcers or help steer the work of AfricaFiles. Current volunteers are:

Achieng Akena (Gender)
Allan Baker (Ecology)
Craig Dowler (Treasurer, At Issue Ezine)
Beatrice Fantoni (AU/NEPAD)
Silence Genti (Podcast Producer)
Nyambura Githaiga (Kenya)
Farai Gonzo (Zimbabwe)
Mark Hathaway (Webtender)
Craig Hincks (At Issue Ezine  )
Doug Hincks (Eastern and Horn)
Frank Jomo (Southern)
Gary Kenny (Africa’s Image, Sudan)
Jim Kirkwood (Administration, Coordinator)
John Lewis (Human Rights)
Obert Madondo (Coordinator)
Diana Mavunduse (Coordinator)
Charlotte Maxwell (Gender)
Hugh McCullum (At Issue Ezine)
Judges Mpako (Western Region)
Mojalefa Murphy (Coordinator)
Jacqueline Neun (Youth & Children)
Don Nicol (InfoServ Coordinator, AIDS, Resource Extraction, Coordinator)
Elisa Pozzi (Angola)
Jay Scott (Administrator, Action Focus)
Carole St. Laurent (Technical Consultant)
J.P. Thompson (At Issue Ezine, Economic Justice)
Bernard Tremblay (Interfaith Relations)
Maurice Ufon (Western Region)
Joe Vise (Southern Africa Report)

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