by Jacques Bahati | May 11, 2016
In March the President of the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mr. Cornielle Nangaa, was in Washington, D.C. to meet with partners and share with them the status of the electoral process in his country. The presidential election, one... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 27, 2016
On March 2, 2016, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) co-sponsored and participated in the Ghana Integrated Platform for Governance of Land, Water and Seed as part of the launch of the West Africa Caravan on the Struggle for these resources. Representatives from... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 22, 2016
As we fight land grabbing in Africa we are concerned about leasing land not only for agriculture, but for toxic dumping. We need to be vigilant to make sure that this does not continue to happen and that people are aware that this is currently going on throughout... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 14, 2016
In November 2015 Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) spearheaded a continental conference on land grabbing in Nairobi, Kenya. At AFJN we challenge ourselves to ensure our workshops result in concrete actions. The pictures below are from our March 2016 radio shows... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 14, 2016
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) team just concluded an unprecedented land grab prevention and awareness campaign in several villages and one very large high school in Nkwanta South District of Ghana’s Volta region. Click here to learn what land grabbing... by Jacques Bahati | Apr 11, 2016
Nigerian civil society groups, faith-based organizations, farmers associations, students and local community groups are calling for a global mobilization to object to an application to the Nigerian National Biosafety Management Agency in Abuja by Monsanto Agricultural... by Jacques Bahati | Mar 23, 2016
To get ahead of the brokers who are going from village to village looking for land on behalf of foreign companies, we have taken our Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign to local FM radio stations. (Click here to learn more about what is land grabbing.)... by Jacques Bahati | Mar 22, 2016
Africa Faith and Justice Network cosponsored and participated on March 2nd in the launch of the Ghana Integrated Platform for Governance of Land, Water and Seed. AFJN Policy Analyst Ntama Bahati discussed “The Global Trends of Land, Water and Seed Discrimination and... by Jacques Bahati | Mar 18, 2016
On Friday March 11th, President of Angola Jose Eduardo de Santos announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2018. He did not elaborate on his decision to not run, but those who advocate for just governance in Africa were thrilled that he is setting an... by Jacques Bahati | Mar 11, 2016
The United States Constitution makes it possible for citizens to express our true beliefs, a freedom we constantly take for granted. We go to the store wearing the shirt of our favorite political candidate; we passively share a Facebook post that expresses our strong... 