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Webinar – Africa Liberation Week: The Impact of COVID-19 on African Countries

May 24, 2022

You are invited to “Africa Liberation Week: The Impact of COVID-19 on African Countries” on May 26, 2022 at 12 pm EDT (US and Canada). This event will feature AFJN’s Executive Director, Dr. Steven Nabieu Rogers and is hosted by Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity. Other speakers include: Professor Ruth Oniang’o, Rural Outreach Africa, Dr. Nicaise Ndembi, Senior Science Advisor to the Africa CDC Director and Research (invited), and Seraphine Manirambona, Africa Union Mission in Washington, DC (invited).

Press Release and Communique: A Call to Join Hands to Tackle Drug Abuse, Ritual Killings, and Cultism in Nigeria and Fashion a Better Future with Our Youths

May 19, 2022

For Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2022Contact 1: Sr. Bernadette Okure, SHCJ National CoordinatorContact 2: Sr. Fidelia Aloa, Secretary Press Release: A Call to Join Hands to Tackle Drug Abuse, Ritual Killings,…

Press Release: The Africa Faith and Justice Network Welcomes Dr. Steven Nabieu Rogers as the New Executive Director

May 16, 2022

“Dr. Rogers comes highly recommended and has a breadth of knowledge and experiences that will serve him well in his new leadership role. I believe his grasp of the realities of what is happening in Africa and his vision will set AFJN up for a solid future.”

Civil Society Organizations to IMF: Recycle and Issue New SDRs

April 23, 2022

We, the undersigned organizations, thank the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for issuing a historic $650 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in August 2021 to respond to the unprecedented global economic crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic. The resources were a lifeline for developing countries.

Happy Easter! Alleluia!

April 17, 2022

Alleluia! Together we praise and thank the Lord for His loving blessings! We pray that this beautiful springtime increase our sense of gratitude, love, compassion, hope, and faith in Christ.…

AFJN eBulletin | March 2022

March 31, 2022

Read the AFJN eBulletin | March 2022

Re: Urge US Senate to Support Special Drawing Rights Recycling

March 25, 2022

March 23, 2022 The Honorable Senators (Sent to All 100)United States SenateWashington, D.C. 20510 Re: Urge US Senate to Support Special Drawing Rights Recycling Dear Senators, We the undersigned faith-based…

Press Statement: AFJN Calls Nations to Ensure Equal Treatment of Refugees Fleeing Ukraine, Including Africans

March 2, 2022

AFJN Calls Nations to Ensure Equal Treatment of Refugees Fleeing Ukraine, Including Africans

AFJN Signs: Africa People’s Summit Joint Declaration

February 18, 2022

“Whatever is done for Africa without the African people is not for Africa.”A joint declaration of Social Movements and Peasant farmers, Faith-Based Organizations and CSO delivered at the “African People’s Summit” ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit, demanding more space for CSO and measures to guarantee land justice and agroecology.

Global COVID Response: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

January 24, 2022

The Africa Faith and Justice Network invites you to “Global COVID Response: Lessons Learned and Next Steps” a free, cosponsored online event on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (EST US and Canada). This event will showcase the U.S. grassroots and faith-based organizing around the Global COVID Response Campaign for International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a financial resource that may particularly help lower-income countrie

Welcome to Spring Intern Salena Geahwie

January 18, 2022

AFJN welcomes Salena Geahwie as our 2022 Spring Intern. Salena is a senior at Trinity Washington University, where she is majoring in political science with a minor in English. Salena contributes to the Trinity community through numerous activities such as the black student alliance, poetry slams, and “Herstory”, an oral history class that focuses on the legacy and evolution of Trinity; she conducted interviews of Trinity alumni on their experiences at Trinity.

Fierce Urgency: Advancing Civil & Human Rights

January 7, 2022

Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2022
Fierce Urgency: Advancing Civil & Human Rights

This we Learned from a Trafficker of Persons from East Africa to the Middle East

January 4, 2022

A former human trafficker told Africa Faith and Justice Network on December 2, 2021, that his Middle Eastern partners had sent a video showing four men, aided by two dogs, gang-raping a young woman he had trafficked. The image continues to haunt him. He added, “I am not sure if I will ever be forgiven by God for what I did.” Where are the victims from? Besides trafficking compatriots from Uganda, he also facilitated the trafficking of Kenyans, Tanzanians, and Burundians.