On June 30, 2020, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was one of the signers of the “Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Proposed Judiciary Reforms are devastating and Unconstitutional,” letter sent to the Honorable Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., the...
Sisters in Uganda are using the radio to spread the message to end domestic violence. It has been reported that domestic violence has increased throughout the world following the lockdown orders from the COVID-19 pandemic. The lives of many women and children are at...
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...
Acção de Graças Agradecemos a Deus nosso Criador pelas abundantes graças derramadas sobre a Mãe África e todos os seus filhos: pelas terras férteis e ricas, pelos recursos minerais, pela variedade da flora e da fauna, pelo clima tropical exuberante. Agradecemos a...
On May 29, 2020, the Coalition on Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR) Declaration and Prayer, co-created with the Africa Faith and Justice Network, was featured in Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA’s article “KENYA: Free Your Minds, Put an...
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe a day of prayer in solidarity with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. The Pope’s concern is the endless suffering which stems from one...
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...
On February 6, 2018, Teresa Anyabuike’s article “Advocacy on human trafficking” in Global Sisters Report highlighted the Africa Faith and Justice Network – Nigeria’s events against human trafficking on the International Day of Prayer and...
The African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) secured financial support from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to mobilize sisters in three African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya) to engage issues of justice in their communities. From May 13-16; we held a workshop with...