Celebrating a life well lived, the Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) announces the transition to eternal life of Society of African Missions (SMA) Father Thomas E. (Ted) Hayden, founding member and past Executive Director of AFJN. Born in the United States on...
There is a consensus among African analysts that one of the continent’s greatest problems is lack of good governance. This article will make the case for presidential terms limits as a path forward to much needed political stability to spur economic development and...
We believe that Boko Haram has succeeded in its evil acts mainly due to the larger political culture that plagues and destabilizes Nigeria.
A young woman from Kenya received an international award for innovation in food security. Charity Mutegi, a 38 year old agricultural scientist from Kenya, was the 2013 winner of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Mutegi led efforts to develop...
On September 16th, 2016, the Global Witness published a press release titled "Una nueva ley de la UE podría detener el recrudecimiento de los conflictos por el comercio de recursos naturales". AFJN is credited as a signer on a joint letter to the EU calling for...
On July 7, 2013, Graham Peebles quoted AFJN questioning the motives of the exploration missiong by saying “With the discovery of petroleum leading to exploration missions by foreign companies, the government’s motives [in the region] are questionable” in his article...
Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was sworn in as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in 2012. Justice Bensouda is the first ever international maritime law expert from The Gambia. She works constantly towards...
On June 5, 2013, Michael Sean Winters mentioned AFJN's work on land grabbing in his article " When Ants Unite..." for National Catholic Reporter. Read the full article here: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/when-ants-unite
On April 10, 2013, independent catholic news featured "A Tribute to Sjef Donders" who died on March 7, 2013. Rev. Joseph Donders, MAfr (Sjef Donders) was the first Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network, incorporated in 1984. Read the full tribute here:...
Source: http://www.africamission-mafr.org With the life expectancy of many people all over the world having improved, 30 years might still be considered as tender age! However, when we recall that it is 30 years of advocating for and educating about just policies...
Celebrating 30 Years: Continuing Connection Welcome to the information center for AFJN's 30th Anniversary conference March 1-3, 2013 in Notre Dame University, follow-up, and issues page. Want to see something specific on this page? Email afjn@afjn.org with "30th...
On February 24, 2013, the Africa Faith and Justice Network's Executive Director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP and Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati were interviewed on Catholicism in Africa on NPR's All things considered. Listen to the full interview here:...
