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What About Chad?

April 14, 2010

A landlocked country located in Central Africa, the Republic of Chad is often referred to as the “Dead Heart of Africa” due to its distance from the sea and its…

Justice, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Seen Through Africa Eyes

April 13, 2010

Download the full PDF document here or watch part of his presentation here Between 1980 and 2003, the three northern regions of Ghana experienced 26 violent conflicts. The worst was…

Rwanda: Where Opposition Means Guilty of “Divisionism and Genocide”?

April 9, 2010

As Rwanda prepares for presidential elections in August 2010, the truth about its political system, often characterized as one of the best in Africa, is finally being exposed.  Since the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) leader and current Rwandan President Paul Kagame took power, he has been running Rwanda in a dictatorial fashion. 

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April 1, 2010

Africa Faith and Justice Network with the Center of Concern 2010 Conference & Lobby day. Justice in Africa: On Whose Terms? Keynote Speaker: Fr. Peter Henriot, S.J.  Saturday April 17 & Sunday…

2010 Conference Scholarships for Students!

April 1, 2010

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding to cover scholarships for students interested in attending Africa Faith and Justice Network’s upcoming conference – “Justice in Africa: On…

AFJN Calls for Human Rights and Fair Elections in Rwanda

March 13, 2010

In case anyone needed further evidence that President Paul Kagame’s Rwanda is the Pentagon’s proxy, 140 Rwandan police are about to undertake special training before heading to Haiti, as reported in the Rwanda New Times, because, according to Rwandan Police Chief Eric Kayiranga, “Rwanda wants to be involved in promoting peace in other countries” and, if need be, they would send more peacekeepers to other countries.

What You Can Do to Encourage Just Foreign Relations in Africa

March 10, 2010

In all aspects of our work, AFJN seeks to foster just and equitable relations between the people of the US and the people of Africa. We believe that the United…

Massive Arrival of “Congolese Refugees “from Rwanda

February 12, 2010

Source: Congo Actualité n° 102, December 15, 2009,  Contact : Rés. PAIX POUR LE CONGO, Strada Cavestro n°16, Loc. Vicomero 43056 San Polo – Torrile (PR), Italie tel-fax : 0521/314263,…

Rwandan Policy in DRC

February 12, 2010

This is an excerpt of AFJN’s November 2009 Paper on the RDC (download PDF Vesrion of the paper here) Posted on Feb 12, 2010 While the Rwandan government is pressing…

Climate Change: What About the Displaced?

February 9, 2010

Already, as a result of climate change, at least 18 islands have been submerged worldwide. These include Lohachara Island in India, Bedford, Kabasgadi and Suparibhanga Island near India. Other islands…

Peace and Obama: Reflections of a Concerned Activist

February 9, 2010

By Allison Burket This first decade of the century was one largely defined by America’s response to 9/11 terrorist attacks. By declaring war on an evasive and loosely bound transnational…

Evaluating Peace and Stability in the RDC and US Policy in the Great Lakes Region

February 1, 2010

Table of Content I. Objectives                                                                                        3 II. A Glance into DRC’s Complex Problems                               …

Evaluating Peace and Stability in the DRC and the US Policy in the Great Lakes”

February 1, 2010

The analysis of the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as described in this paper (click here to dowload the paper in PDF format or click here to read it…

Peace and Obama: Reflections of a Concerned Activist

February 1, 2010

By Allison Burket This first decade of the century was one largely defined by America’s response to 9/11 terrorist attacks. By declaring war on an evasive and loosely bound transnational…

The Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, “the African Reconciliation Project”: The role of Missionary Institutes

January 29, 2010

Written by Paul Saa-Dade Ennin sma, posted on January 29, 2009A member of the SMA General Council, Paul Saa-Dade Ennin, participates regularly in reflection sessions organised by SEDOS[1] of which he…

Conference of the Catholic Episcopate of the Great Lakes Region Proposes Guidelines for Common Plan for Peace and Reconciliation in the Region

January 11, 2010

“The reason for coming together was to hold a conference with the goal of looking for ways and means to work together in order to better contribute as Church to…