Educate and Advocate: 2010 Conference follow-up!

Last weekend, AFJN hosted its 2010 annual meeting and conference, entitled “Justice in Africa: On Whose Terms” featuring Fr. Peter Henriot, S.J. as a keynote. Nearly 150 individuals – missionaries, students, activists, scholars, and more – from across the...

World Food Day: A Time to Listen

by Allison Burket October 16 is World Food Day at the UN, and this year focus is how to achieve food security in times of crisis. This is a timely topic on the heels of last year’s food price crisis, the recent financial crisis, and the ongoing and accelerating...

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...

New Food Aid Bill Raises Concerns

Although a complete overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance seems to have stalled, legislators wasted no time in addressing international food aid reform. On February 5, the Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act (S. 384) was introduced on the Senate floor. The bill takes a...

Ugandan President Museveni Labels Contracting HIV Treason

On September 24, President Museveni of Uganda was addressing officials from 12 Ugandan universities in Kampala when he compared contracting HIV/AIDS to treason.  According to the Monitor, he said to those who contract HIV/AIDS, “Instead of being an...