by Jacques Bahati | Apr 30, 2020
These are extraordinary times for humanity due to the historic global spread of the coronavirus. In Africa, health experts predict that the situation will get worse should containment measures put in place fail. Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is among... by AFJN Intern | Apr 29, 2020
On April 28, 2020, the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network and its executive director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP were mentioned in Teresa Anyabuike’s article “Christians in Nigeria keep the faith amidst lingering insurgency and persecution” featured... by Lydia Andrews | Apr 28, 2020
The Comboni Missionaries, an AFJN Organizational Members, featured a story about our work on child protection in Nigeria. In the article “Africa Faith and Justice Network: An international organization is working hard — so children don’t have to,” Ellen... by Lydia Andrews | Apr 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 24, 2020 Washington DC – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report released Thursday is calling for $1 Trillion in debt cancelation. The report “underlines the vital need for decisive action to provide... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 21, 2020
On April 19, Voice of America reported that in “BENI – An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week, the World Health... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 20, 2020
On April 16, 2020, AFJN sent a letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, about concerns that COVID-19 funding might not be used in conjunction with good governance practices of transparency and... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 17, 2020
By: Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst On April 13, 2020, in a press statement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its “Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 17, 2020
On April 7, 2020 the Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA) sent a letter to Congress and the Administration about relief and aid for Africa from the crisis which arose from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Starting in December 2019, the world watched from a distance as people in... by AFJN Intern | Apr 13, 2020
On April 13th, 2020, Nzekwe Henry published an article in WeeTracker titled “The Untold Story Behind The Lucrative Footwear Brand Nicknamed The “Nike Of Africa”. AFJN is credited with a photo of Bethlehem Tilahum Alemu, the Ethiopian entrepreneur of the company... by AFJN Intern | Apr 7, 2020
On April 6, 2020, the Belgian chapter of the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in Le Soir because of its participation in the Health and Solidarity Action Platform (Plate-forme d’action Santé et Solidarité). The full article “L’austérité et la... 