Africa Faith and Justice Network is one of the 176 organizations which signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres in effort to protect Africa’s food system against large scale agribusinesses whose aim is in part to disposes Africa of its...
An interview with Florentin Mokonda Bonza, Professor at the University of Kinshasa and President of the Convention of Christian Democrats (CDC) and of the political platform the New Initiative for the Congo (NIC). The opinions expressed in this interview do not...
To the faithful in Christ, men and women of good will, who love justice and peace: 1.Given the gravity of the security and humanitarian situation facing the populations of their respective countries, the bishops, priests, and lay delegates of the Conferences of...
Dear Supporters, Happy New Year to you and yours!We resumed work today, Thursday, the second day of the Year 2020 after New Year’s Day celebration. As the first order of business and to refocus and renew our commitment to the mission of the Africa Faith & Justice...
Article 53 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’ (DRC) constitution states that “All persons have the right to a healthy environment that is favorable to their development. They have the duty to defend it. The State ensures the protection of the environment...
In 2009, Kago decided to drop out of college as a junior pursuing a degree in IT at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology, to concentrate on a more pressing issue that he was confident and capable enough to fix. In 2015, Kago Kagichiri became...
After an initiative in Kenya to encourage reforestation, entrepreneur Sarah Traboulsi got inspired and decided to work in order to save her country’s environment. Over 40 years, about 80% of the Ivory Coast’s forestation dissipated. In Traboulsi’s fight against...
This letter was written by members of the Advocacy Network for Africa, based in Washington DC. On Friday September 27, the network is organizing a peaceful protest at the Embassy of South Africa. More details here Hon. Cyril Ramaphosa President of the Republic of...
A project of the Africa Faith & Justice Network, Funded by Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities And the Dominican Sisters of Peace Authored Authored by Mr. Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst, Email: bahati@afjn.org Edited by Fr. Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director...
On June 26, 2019, “the National Environment Tribunal (NET) cancelled the license issued by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to Amu Power for the construction of the Lamu Coal Power Plant. NET ordered Amu Power to undertake a new Environmental and...
