by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Dec 4, 2014
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Climate change is currently a big phenomenon affecting the entire world. If no action is taken to reverse the trend Africa will be most severely affected by the impact of climate change related disasters. Unlike more developed... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Nov 18, 2014
Read the story of Father Bernard Kenvi’s intervention to save Muslims despite threats to his life. “I thirst for peace in CAR,” he says. “I want to see people able to move around safely like in any other country. I want to see my Muslim brothers, who have lost... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Oct 31, 2014
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press. The conventional path for improving healthcare is to build more hospitals and train more doctors. But could Africa speed up progress by ‘hacking’ its way to success? Governments, NGOs and... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Oct 29, 2014
What happened with Herakles Farms in Ghana? How is the community doing now? What is the prognosis for the new owner of the land? Find out by clicking here to read our report (pdf). by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Oct 16, 2014
From October 8-10, 2014, we organized our first pilot workshop on Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance in Accra, Ghana. The workshop was organized in partnership with the Archdiocesan Office for Justice and Peace and Development Commission, The National... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Oct 8, 2014
Cardinal Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, has called for the extension of internet and other technological facilities to rural areas in order to improve upon the quality of education in villages and towns in West... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Sep 30, 2014
NAKURU COUNTY, Kenya, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – Just two years ago, Mary Ondolo, a 50-year-old mother of nine from Kenya’s marginalized, hunter-gatherer community the Ogiek, used to live in a grass thatched, mud house. She’d been living there for decades. But thanks... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Sep 23, 2014
The weekend of Sunday, September 7, 2014 saw abominable acts in Burundi as three Italian Catholic nuns, members of the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary were killed in cold blood. According to a press release from the US Xaverian Missionaries Provincial Superior Fr.... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Sep 23, 2014
United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening visited Zambia in July. She said Zambia had enjoyed impressive economic growth and had seen 1.2 million more children in schools and 40 per cent reduction in child mortality. She... by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Sep 11, 2014
Kenya is renowned for its distance runners who have won races all over the world. The Kenyans showed their prowess again recently at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where they won 10 gold medals. Nine of the 10 gold came in running events, while Julius... 