U.S. Senator Chris Coons
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:48
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, issued the following statement Monday following remarks given by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the status of 234 female students abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria on April 14. The group’s leader has announced that the girls are now being sold into marriages.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:45
As Many As 234 Female Students from Nigerian Boarding School Were Kidnapped by Terrorist Group Boko Haram; Reports of Girls Being Sold As Brides
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:23
After Security Council vote, Senator Coons urges Congress to pay its peacekeeping bills.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 08:10
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced a resolution on Monday night marking 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda, which claimed 800,000 lives in 100 days starting on April 7, 1994. The resolution honors the memory of those lost and expresses support for the people of Rwanda on this day of reflection.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 10:36
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.)released the following statement welcoming the additional U.S. military deployment in support of the African-led mission targeting Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 14:04
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, welcomed today’s announcement of additional humanitarian and conflict prevention funding from the United States to assist the people of the Central African Republic.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 14:03
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved by the House and being considered by the Senate this week includes language from legislation written by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, requiring the administration to present a strategy for stability in Somalia.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 10:18
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Assistant Majority Leader and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, issued the following statement Friday after the Ugandan parliament approved legislation to make homosexual acts punishable with life imprisonment.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 12:06
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement on the passing of former South African president Nelson Mandela
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 12:04
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, welcomed the unanimous decision by the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to strengthen efforts to establish peace and civilian protection in the Central African Republic (CAR).