On August 6th, 2021, Africavista published an article titled "Rd Congo, a time bomb" by AFJN's policy Analyst Jacques Bahati. The article is an analysis on current political issues within the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Fr. Jim Noonon, Maryknoll Missionary from Vermont, died yesterday, May 7th, at the age of 83, from cancer. He was an extraordinary character -- decent, empathetic, funny, humble, intelligent and strong. He served as the superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers &...
AFJN’s Executive Director Aniedi Okure was on Voice of America's Straight Talk Africa on May 2, 2018. To listen to the simulcast click here.
On April 21, 2018, AFJN's Jacques Bahati wrote "Kivu (Rd Congo), ancora un mese di sangue e terrore" for Africa Revista. Read the full article here: https://www.africarivista.it/kivu-rd-congo-un-altro-mese-di-sangue-e-terrore/122016/
On April 21st, 2018, Africarivista published an article titled "Kivu (DR Congo), one more month of blood and terror" by AFJN's policy analyst Jacques Bahati. The article describes the violence occurring within the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Fr Luigi Zanotto, a Comboni Missionary, died in late March. Fr. Luigi was a zealous missionary who brought to his passion for justice and right relationships to both his pastoral ministry at St. Lucy’s Parish in Newark New Jersey as well as at the UN as the...
Dear Friends, Your outstanding support for the Africa Faith & Justice Network propelled us to new frontiers in Africa and in the United States. Our advocacy in Washington, education programs and outreach through the media grew stronger. Many young Americans...
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe a day of prayer in solidarity with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. The Pope’s concern is the endless suffering which stems from one...
On Feb 18th, 2018 the Crux published an article "Women religious in Nigeria hold National Day of Prayer and Fasting". AFJN and the Nigerian Conference of Women Religious facilitated this event on February 14th, 2018 in light of violence in Nigeria.
Patrecia Mawuli is raised in the rural village of Ghana where there is no electricity and water was fetched from sand pipes. One day, she saw a plane flying over the sky while she was cutting a tree in her village. At that point she become curious about where the...
[columns] [span4] We are thankful to CHANNELS TV for covering the event. To watch the video read the instructions or just click on “Watch on YouTube” Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10 am to 12 noon, Catholic Women Religious in Nigeria held a nationwide day of...
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) just ranked the small African nation of Seychelles as the most improved country over the past decade in terms of its climate and energy strategies. This can be attributed to their reduction in greenhouse gas emissions...
