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Month: April 2014

US Foreign Aid: The Power of the Purse to Influence Africa Policy

April 16, 2014

As the saying goes: put your money where your mouth is. The latest appropriations bill, section 7042 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (US Public Law No: 113-76) contains…

Kleptocracy: US Won’t Be a Harbor for Stolen Assets

April 16, 2014

We are encouraged by the US Justice Department announcement, made on March 5, 2014, about the asset freeze of “$458 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the world…

Sowing Seeds for Justice: The Empowerment Project in Ghana

April 16, 2014

In May Father Aniedi Okure will travel to Accra, Ghana to help launch the first pilot project in AFJN’s Empowerment program. AFJN has received initial grant funds from the Institute…

Central African Republic and Witnessing to Religious Values

April 16, 2014

March 18, 2014 at the White House Conference Center, three prominent religious leaders from Central African Republic (CAR), Archbishop Dieudonne Nzapalainga of Bangui, Chief Imam Omar Kabine Layama, President of…

Sharing in the Grief, Anxiety and Hope of the People An Account of War Conflicts In Leer Mission

April 11, 2014

“Local Christians were collecting food to feed us. We got four goats and a bull which we shared among all. The same we did with dry fish. Hunt was also…

La Crise Centrafricaine: Analyse des Responsable Religieux

April 9, 2014

Interview réalisée par Barthelemy Bazemo, Analyste politique  March 24, 2014 Un an après le putsch du 24 Mars 2013 en Centrafrique, la situation est des plus préoccupantes. Le calme est…

Central African crisis: Analysis by Faith Leaders

April 4, 2014

Barthelemy Bazemo Interview and Translation from French by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN’s Policy Analyst (download PDF File here) A year after the coup of March 24, 2013 in Central African Republic (CAR),…