World Day Against Child Labor – 12 June

June 12th is the annual World Day Against Child Labor that was started by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002. The sad reality is that “over 218 million children around the world” are deprived according to the International Labor...

A Call To Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

By Iman Mekonen Edited by Ntama Bahati The ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has displaced many people into neighboring countries. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least 45,000 Ethiopian — mostly Tigrayans — have fled to neighboring Sudan....

In the News: CALAR Declaration

The CALAR A Declaration: Africa Remember Who You Are has obtained media coverage around the globe. Read some of the highlights below. On May 29, 2020 the declaration was featured in the AMECEA NEWS BLOG which is the publication of the Association of Member Episcopal...

Slave auction in Libya is ongoing

On the Calendar of the liturgy of the Catholic Church we remember and celebrates today February 8th Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who as a child was sold by her kidnappers to Arab slave traders. Josephine Bakhita was born in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur...

Impact of Small Arms Proliferation on Africa

June 2, 2009 The persistence and the complication of wars in Africa are partially due to small arms proliferation.  The consequences of small arms on African people due to international conflicts within Africa, rebel group activities, mercenary groups, and...