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Nigerians Become First Ever to Represent Country in Winter Olympics

November 24, 2017

Just recently the Nigerian female bobsled team qualified to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics, making them the first ever Nigerian athletes (male or female) to represent their country at the…

Urgent Call to Action: If not you, who can help save the Conflict Mineral Law from repeal?

November 22, 2017

Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has made it one of his legislative priorities to reopen the cash flow to rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is…

AFJN featured in CIDSE on land grabbing conference in Abidjan

November 22, 2017

On November 22nd, 2017, the Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE) published an article featuring AFJN titled “Accaparement de Terres en Afrique Francophone: Identifier et Renforcer des Solutions Endogènes”.

Land Grab in Francophone Africa: Identifying and Promoting Lasting Endogenous Solutions

November 21, 2017

A Review of Follow-up Actions After the Limuru Conference Remarks by Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director, AFJN, Abidjan November 21, 2017 Your Excellencies, dear brothers and sisters, thank you for…

AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati quoted in New York Amsterdam News on the resignation of the Zimbabwe President

November 21, 2017

On November 21st, 2017, the New York Amsterdam News published an article titled “Zimbabwe President Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns” by Aeed Shabaz.

“Nobel Prize of Agriculture” – a recognition for pioneering Nigeria’s E-Wallet technology

November 17, 2017

The World Food Prize is awarded yearly for a specific and exceptionally significant contribution to the production or distribution of food. This year’s “Nobel Prize of Agriculture” was awarded to…

Representative Huizenga’s Bill H.R. 4248 – a Safety Threat and a Financial Gift to Rebel Groups in D.R. Congo

November 17, 2017

Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has made it one of his legislative priorities to reopen the cash flow to rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is…

Justice With Charity: Ghanaian Sisters Responding to Violence Against Women and Children

November 13, 2017

In May 2017, members of the Africa Faith & Justice Network team met with the major superiors of Ghana, encouraging them to engage structures of injustice in their communities while…

Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop ‘death by chocolate’

November 10, 2017

Up to 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced by 2 million farmers in a belt that stretches from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, but Ivory Coast and Ghana are the…

Ghana is rolling out a digital address system to help formalize more of its economy

November 3, 2017

Mail and delivery is not that straightforward in Ghana, which like many developing countries, lacks a formal addressing system. Instead of a number and street name, often landmarks, be it…