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Month: March 2014

Fighting Grain-Killing Mold

March 30, 2014

A young woman from Kenya received an international award for innovation in food security. Charity Mutegi, a 38 year old agricultural scientist from Kenya, was the 2013 winner of the…

AFJN Event: Seeking Peace and Forgiveness

March 24, 2014

Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Africa What is “restorative justice”, and how is it different from punitive (criminal) justice? How are these methods used in Africa to heal communities after…

CTFA Resource Guide to Bishops’ Letter on Africa

March 20, 2014

Walking with the Peoples of Africa A CTFA Resource Guide to Accompany the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops Statement “A Call to Solidarity with Africa“ The Catholic Task Force on Africa…

Catholic Task Force on Africa: Mission

March 20, 2014

The Catholic Task Force on Africa (CTFA) was founded almost a decade ago as a coalition of Catholic religious communities and organizations seeking to analyze and influence U.S. policy toward…

Catholic Task Force on Africa Prepares for Synod

March 20, 2014

The Catholic Task Force on Africa (CTFA) has announced that it will continue its work of making the US Catholic Bishops’ letter, “A Call to Solidarity with Africa,” better known…

Washington Must Reexamine its Relations with Kigali

March 12, 2014

Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a press release today (March 12, 2014) to bring attention to the “Killings of Rwandan Regime Critics Abroad”. In…

US aid to DR Congo: No more free rides for corrupt government officials!

March 7, 2014

Did you know your tax dollars are subsidizing corrupt bureaucrats in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)? Instead of subsidizing millions of dollars in theft, fraud and unpaid taxes, the US…