by Jacques Bahati | May 31, 2017
Jamie Vieson is a senior at the University of Dayton, where she is double majoring in Human Rights Studies and Philosophy. She is also pursuing minors in Political Science and Women and Gender Studies. Through her studies, Jamie has developed a passion for human... by Jacques Bahati | May 31, 2017
Yashi Gunawardena is a junior at Davidson College, where she is majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics and History. Yashi is interested in US foreign policy in African and Middle Eastern nations. Working as a tutor for Syrian girls has made her... by Jacques Bahati | May 31, 2017
Kpakpo Serge Adotevi is a senior at The American University in Washington DC, majoring in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and minoring in International Development. He is from Togo, West Africa and now lives in Columbia, Maryland. He has grown more and... by Jacques Bahati | May 19, 2017
A Kenyan man has been driving numerous hours to Tsavo West National Park four days a week to deliver thousands of gallons of water to animals – elephants, buffalo, antelopes, and zebras – that would otherwise go thirsty. Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, a pea farmer by trade,... by Jacques Bahati | May 12, 2017
AFJN is pleased to see successful African women increasingly receiving the recognition they deserve. In March, Forbes highlighted several female entrepreneurs whose stars are rising on the continent. In April, Google doodle honored late Ghanaian entrepreneur Esther... by Jacques Bahati | May 5, 2017
In late March 2017, Senator Florentin Mokonda Bonza, member of the opposition, and Lambert Mende Omalanga, Minister of Information, took part in the Africa Faith & Justice Network’s (AFJN) information and advocacy efforts in Washington, DC, aimed at supporting the... by Jacques Bahati | May 5, 2017
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is offering a 5 percent reward to whistleblowers reporting on individuals and businesses hoarding, selling or illicitly funneling cash out of the country, RBZ governor John Mangudya recently announced. Zimbabwe has been experiencing... 