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:...
African leaders can learn from the Pope resignation says AFJN Executive Director Aniedi Okure in an interview with Straight Talk Africa. To read Rev. Okure's article "Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI and the Papal Election" on this topic click here.
On February 8, 2013, Graham Peebles mentioned the Africa Faith and Justice Network in "Ethiopian annihilation of the Ogaden people" in Redress Information & Analysis. In the article AFJN said “With the discovery of petroleum leading to exploration missions by...
On December 12, 2012, Chris McGreal mentioned the Africa Faith and Justice Network in his article "How US Guilt Over The Rwandan Genocide Is Leading To Another Bloody Foreign Policy Disaster" in The Guardian/Business Insider. Read the full article here:...
In his testimony, Mr. Steve Hege, Former Coordinator of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told Congress that: "We found that since the very outset of the M23 rebellion, the Government of Rwanda has provided direct...
On December 7, 2012, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in Margarita Suárez's article "Mujeres cristianas en acciones de incidencia política" in Periodista Digital. Read the full article here:...
After months of speculation about his fate, Ethiopian Prime Minster Meles Zenawi died the night of August 20, 2012. World leaders have highlighted the magnificent of the economic development that Ethiopia achieved under his leadership. However, human rights groups...
For five years St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington, IL (Diocese of Chicago) and Rugari Parish in DR. Congo (Diocese of Goma.) partnered and together they have made a difference. in 2012 Paul and Adrienne Kalmess, members of the justice and peace office at St. Anne...
On July 7, 2012, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in Mary Ratcliff's article "U.S. cuts aid to Rwanda for destabilizing Congo" featured in the San Francisco Bay View: National Black Newspaper. To read the full article click below:...
AFJN in the National Catholic Reporter under the headline “A little office that reaches a continent” (July 20, 2012)
Bahati Jacques, AFJN's Policy Analyst, on InFocus/Voice of America on the sentencing of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga
