This page reflect some of AFJN’s areas of focus on the African Continent namely Just Governance, Land grabbing, Food systems, Toxic Dumping, and Women’s Empowerment.
Mission Statement The Africa Faith and Justice Network, inspired by the Gospel and informed by Catholic Social Teaching, seeks to educate and advocate for just relations with Africa and to work in partnership with African peoples as they engage in the struggle for...
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi sub-region gathered to discuss the way forward in solving the multifaceted land crisis in the northern part of Uganda. Goals The conference aimed at bringing together...
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi sub-region gathered to discuss the way forward in solving the multifaceted land crisis in the northern part of Uganda.GoalsThe conference aimed at bringing together...
From May 23-25, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and our coalition partners held a national conference on the theme Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa. AFJN Executive Director...
In the international community there are clear distinctions between those nations that have influence and those who have none. For example, the United Nations (UN) is an organization where these distinctions have been coded and accepted by some and while merely...
(Download the PDF version) At the conclusion of the conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa held at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, May 23-25, 2016; we, the participants from diverse religious and faith...
May 2016. This month at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya introduced its ”Kayoola Solar bus”. The bus is a product of Kiira Motors Corporation, a company that started in 2014 as a brainchild of Makerere University. The company is owned by the...
