On October 30, 2014, the Enough Team mentions the Africa Faith and Justic Network as a signer of the "Open Letter on Conflict Minerals" in Enough. Read the full letter here: https://enoughproject.org/reports/open-letter-dodd-frank-october-2014.
On October 30, 2014, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in the Enough Team's article "Open Letter on Conflict Minerals" in Enough. Read the full article here: https://enoughproject.org/reports/open-letter-dodd-frank-october-2014
Cardinal Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, has called for the extension of internet and other technological facilities to rural areas in order to improve upon the quality of education in villages and towns in West...
On October 1st, 2014, AFJN authors and publishes a report titled "Land Grabbing in Africa: Herakles Farms’ Failed Venture in Brewaniase, Ghana" in the Land Portal Foundation. Read the report here:...
Read Robert Kibet's September 22, 2014 article "Kenya’s Ogiek Women Conquer Cultural Barriers to Support their Families" in Global Issues here: https://www.globalissues.org/news/2014/09/22/20098
United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening visited Zambia in July. She said Zambia had enjoyed impressive economic growth and had seen 1.2 million more children in schools and 40 per cent reduction in child mortality. She...
This is a typical Sunday mass at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Nkwanta/Jasikan Diocese. Dancing is one of many aspects of the adaptations of the faith experience (enculturation) of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa. The celebratory and musical feel of Sunday...
Kenya is renowned for its distance runners who have won races all over the world. The Kenyans showed their prowess again recently at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where they won 10 gold medals. Nine of the 10 gold came in running events, while Julius...
Erika De LeenerErika De Leener was born in Milan, Italy but is of Belgian nationality and was raised in The Netherlands. She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Biology at Pepperdine University, California. In early 2013 she spent four months in East Africa,...
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.
