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Month: November 2015

Issue Statement: Land Grab and Just Governance in Africa

November 24, 2015

A new scramble for Africa akin to the frenzy that followed the Berlin conference of 1885 and the partitioning and colonization of Africa is on; farmlands and minerals are the…

AFJN Land Grab and Just Governance Conference Featured in OMI USA JPIC

November 24, 2015

Land grabbing is a serious problem across Africa, requiring urgent attention since it threatens livelihoods and food security.

Press release: Land grabbing and just governance discussed in a unique pan-African conference starting today ahead of Pope’s visit to Africa.

November 23, 2015

The conference will highlight the state of land grabbing in Africa, cases of resistance across the continent, as well as Church responses and its increasing engagement on issues of land…

Continental Conference on Land Grab and Just Governance, Nairobi November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015

Opening Remarks by ANIEDI OKURE, Executive Director, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), Washington DC Good morning! Thank you all for being here. We know that you are here because…

AFJN mentioned in CIDSE article on land grabbing and just governance conference in Kenya

November 23, 2015

On November 23rd, 2015, the Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité published an article titled “Communiqué de Presse: L’accaparement des terres et la gouvernance juste ont été discutés lors d’une conférence panafricaine unique qui commence aujord’hui avant la visite du pape en arique”.