AFJN News, Articles, and Information
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...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, General Bosco Ntaganda, surrended himself to the US Embassy in Rwanda. BBC reported: “The state department said he had asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC).” This surrender is not the direct...
Africa Faith & Justice Network proudly bestows its Faith and Justice Award for 2013 to the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) located in Maseru, Lesotho. TRC is an ecumenical nongovernmental organization that since 1979 has advocated for justice, peace and...
Cardinal Peter K. A. Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, prepared “Roots and Routes of Justice Ministry in Africa” a keynote address for AFJN's 30th Anniversary Conference on March 2, 2013. He begins with the roots and routes revealed...
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...
By Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director On February 10, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by announcing that he would relinquish the office of Bishop of Rome effective February 28, 2013, citing among other reasons, the need for one who is strong enough to meet...
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...
