After months of speculation about his fate, Ethiopian Prime Minster Meles Zenawi died the night of August 20, 2012. World leaders have highlighted the magnificent of the economic development that Ethiopia achieved under his leadership. However, human rights groups...
For five years St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington, IL (Diocese of Chicago) and Rugari Parish in DR. Congo (Diocese of Goma.) partnered and together they have made a difference. in 2012 Paul and Adrienne Kalmess, members of the justice and peace office at St. Anne...
On July 7, 2012, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in Mary Ratcliff’s article “U.S. cuts aid to Rwanda for destabilizing Congo” featured in the San Francisco Bay View: National Black Newspaper. To read the full article click below:...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has charged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, Thomas Lubanga, with recruiting and using child soldiers in his rebel movement in Ituri. Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, however he will serve only eight...
On January 30, 2012, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was featured in “Mass Protests, Violence, & Oil Spills, Rock Nigeria” in Uprising with Sonali. Listen to the broadcast here: Mass Protests, Violence, & Oil Spills, Rock...
On December 4, 2011, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in the interview “Rwanda Genocide survivor: My mother and I were ordered to dig our own graves” by Minister of Information JR in San Francisco Bay View. Claude Gatebuke, a Rwanda...
The 3rd Annual Fr. Bill Dyer Lecture went quite well this year! Our speaker Nii Akuetteh’s speech will be published as a paper soon, so even if you couldn’t attend, the content will be available. The house was packed and both the food and...
