Read the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s 2023 End of Year Report: Activity Highlights & Activities below. To download a pdf version, please click here:...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 6, 2022 Owo Church Massacre: Nigerian government must guarantee freedom of religion as enshrined in the Constitution Washington, DC – On June 5, 2022, Pentecost Sunday, gunmen armed with explosives opened fire in St. Francis Xavier...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 2, 2022 Washington DC – The Russia-Ukraine War has led to an increasing humanitarian crisis on the board as people are trying to flee Ukraine. Reports of racism and discrimination both within Ukraine and in the European Union are being...
Executive Director Position The African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), a Catholic education and advocacy network based in Washington DC, seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the network’s commitment to challenging the U.S. Congress to enact just policies...
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is cosponsoring the “Interfaith Vigil for Global COVID-19 Vaccine Access” on Tuesday, July 20 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (EDT US and Canada) on the National Mall in Washington, DC. AFJN’s Policy Analyst,...
June 19, 2021 Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States. Beginning in Galveston Texas, it is now celebrated every year on June 19th. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a federal law...
June 16, 2021By: Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SNDdeN Today the 16th of June, we celebrate the International Day for the African Child. This day, 46 years ago, hundreds of black South African school children lost their lives demanding for their rights to be educated in their...
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...
