by Jacques Bahati | Jun 6, 2019
Mr. Akinwumi AdesinaPresident, African Development BankAvenue Joseph Anoma01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01Côte d’IvoireVia email: CC:Ousmane Dore, Director of Central Africa RegionDonatien Akoupo Kouassi, DRC Officer-in-ChargeJennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture,... by Jacques Bahati | Jun 3, 2019
Jerry Canto is from Guilford, Connecticut. He went to American University for undergrad, where he studied political science and economics. After graduating, he went into the Peace Corps for two years in Indonesia to teach English at a local high school. Returning home... by AFJN Intern | May 13, 2019
On May 13, 2019, the engagement of the Africa Faith and Justice Network against human trafficking in Uganda was explained by Mary Lilly Driciru in an article published in the Global Sisters Report. The full article, entitled “Ugandan sisters act against... by Jacques Bahati | May 11, 2019
Congolese citizens who work for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) organized on May 6 a two-day sit-in in all field offices and antenna across the DRC. They were demanding that the Special... by Jacques Bahati | May 10, 2019
Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to leaders of relevant congressional committees in the United states House of Representatives and the Senate urging them to hold a hearing and work with the executive branch to compel the United Nations to conduct an... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 26, 2019
The remedy to the war in Central African Republic must take into account one of the most common drivers of armed conflicts in Africa namely the resource curse. The resource curse is the phenomenon whereby outside forces support dictatorial regimes and or finance and... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 24, 2019
April 24, 2019Written by Adwoa Ohemeng, edited by Ntama Bahati Who is the first female President in Africa? How many female Presidents has Africa had so far? This is one of many unknown great stories of African women. In fact, the narrative we hear often is negative,... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 24, 2019
Ethiopia recently got its first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, on October 25, 2018, and she is now Africa’s only female head of state. This is a monumental change for the patriarchal country, and even though the position is mostly ceremonial, this symbolizes a... by AFJN Intern | Apr 24, 2019
On April 24th, 2019, Andy Storey published an article in The Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt titled “Structural violence and the struggle for state power in Rwanda”. AFJN’s policy analyst Jacques, Bahati Ntama and Beth Tuckey’s... by AFJN Intern | Apr 23, 2019
On April 22, 2019, Notre Dame Sr. Eucharia Madueke, coordinator of the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Women Empowerment Project, was mentioned by Gail DeGeorge in her article “As GSR turns 5, we thank the sisters for their inspiration”. The... 