In 2025 AFJN Staff started a new tradition that is based in Catholic Social Teaching of spending a day of work to give back to the local community by serving with the Archdiocese of Washington’s Share Food Network. This year AFJN would like to invite you to join...
AFJN with 90 organizations sent the “Reject Threatening HIV and Other Medical Assistance to Zambia Over Critical Minerals” to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on March 26, 2026, following reports of US withholding lifesaving medical aid regarding the...
As part of AFJN’s Just Governance program, AFJN organized a mobile court on August 16, 2023, in partnership with the First Instance Court in Foumbot and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Bafoussam. This initiative focused on providing birth...
The Hon. Steven MnuchinSecretary, United States Department of Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DCSeptember 16, 2020 Dear Secretary Mnuchin, We, the undersigned organizations concerned about Africa in collaboration with the Advocacy Network for...
The Advocacy Network for Africa welcomes provisions for emergency international resources, and debt relief, in the U.S. House of Representatives’ HEROES Act 2.0. The network applauds the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues for including authorization...
25 de Maio de 2020 Saudações e paz para si! Encontra abaixo uma Declaração da Coligação para a Libertação e Restauração de África (CALAR), exortando os africanos no continente e nas diásporas, ao assinalarmos o Dia da Libertação de África a 25 de Maio, para acordarem...
The Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR) is a collaborative initiative of numerous groups on the continent and in the diasporas. We invite faith-based groups, civil society organizations, individuals and active groups who are ready to work...
Thanksgiving We give thanks to God our Creator for abundant blessings bestowed on Mama Africa and her children, rich fertile lands, mineral resources, diverse plants and animals, and lush tropical climate. We give thanks for the resourcefulness of Africans, for...
On May 8, 2020 the Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to Congress asking for a moratorium on rental increases since tenants are not able to shop around for affordable housing due to stay-at-home orders. Read more here. Join AFJN and email your federal and...
These are extraordinary times for humanity due to the historic global spread of the coronavirus. In Africa, health experts predict that the situation will get worse should containment measures put in place fail. Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is among...
