by Jacques Bahati | Mar 26, 2015
After a four-day Continental Congress held in Windhoek, Namibia and organized by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), they announced the creation of a Continental Reconciliation Committee...
by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Mar 25, 2015
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) strongly urges the Nigerian government to create an atmosphere free of fear, coercion and violence before, during, and after the upcoming presidential election on Saturday, March 28, 2015 and the subsequent state and local...
by Jacques Bahati | Mar 20, 2015
Unknown to many is that the first and the most devastating 20th century genocide happened in Namibia. The Republic of Namibia declared its independence from South Africa on March 21, 1990. South Africa had colonized Namibia since 1915 after defeating German forces in...
by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Mar 17, 2015
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, native of Uganda and Sacred Heart Sister, was conferred an honorary doctor of humane letters recently by Duquesne University as part of its 2015 Founders Week: Faces of Courage celebration. Sister Rosemary is the director of the St. Monica’s...
by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Mar 17, 2015
Published in the National Catholic Reporter about AFJN’s lecture with Catholic University’s Institute for Policy Research Thomas Reese | Mar. 13, 2015 Granted the Islamic State group and the multiple conflicts occurring in the Middle East,...
by Elian Romano Brandt | Mar 14, 2015
On March 13, 2015, Thomas Reese covered AFJN’s March 6th event co-sponsored with CUA’s IPR in his article “Is dialogue with Islam possible?” featuring Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald in National Catholic Reporter. To read the full article click...
by Jacques Bahati | Mar 11, 2015
Born in England into a Catholic family of Irish descent, Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald was educated by the Missionaries of Africa in Scotland, England and Ireland. He did his novitiate in the Netherlands and his theological studies along with Arabic and Islamic...
by Jacques Bahati | Mar 9, 2015
On Friday, March 6, 2015 at a lecture sponsored by Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and the Institute for Policy Research at Catholic University, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald spoke on the Grounds for dialogue with Islam today. Archbishop Fitzgerald has been...
by Jacques Bahati | Mar 6, 2015
Ghana declared independence from the United Kingdom on March 6th, 1957. This was the result of the efforts of “The Big Six” leaders of Ghana, who in 1947 formed the United Gold Coast Convention which called for self-governance. In 1949, the Convention...
by Jacques Bahati | Mar 4, 2015
Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba received the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership in a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya on March 2, 2015. This prize rewards the outstanding achievements of African leaders. President Hifikepunye clinched “US$5...
