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Month: November 2014

Photo Gallery: AFJN’s First Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance Workshop

November 24, 2014

Article on Faith in Action in The Guardian

November 18, 2014

Read the story of Father Bernard Kenvi’s intervention to save Muslims despite threats to his life. “I thirst for peace in CAR,” he says. “I want to see people able…

Africa up for grabs, Saudi Arabia takes its share

November 17, 2014

Land grabbing threatens the livelihood of many communities in Africa. Saudi Arabian companies are among the many grabbing land in Africa. Under the umbrella of the King Abdullah Initiative for…

Africa Has One Less Autocrat: Blaise Compaore, of Burkina Faso, deposed after 28 years

November 3, 2014

On October 31st the world has taken notice of an important historic event on the African continent: the people of the west African nation of Burkina Faso are free from…

AFJN Publication: “Land Grabbing in Africa: Herakles Farms’ Failed Venture in Brewaniase, Ghana”

November 1, 2014

AFJN travelled to Brewaniase, a town in Ghana’s Volta Region, to learn more about a potential land grab deal by Herakles Farms, a New York based agribusiness.