AFJN News, Articles, and Information
On October 31st the world has taken notice of an important historic event on the African continent: the people of the west African nation of Burkina Faso are free from one of Africa’s atrocious dictators. This liberation ends 28 years of oppression. An African proverb...
In October 2014, the Africa Faith and Justice Network published their book "Land Grabbing in Africa: Herakles Farms’ Failed Venture in Brewaniase, Ghana." To access a copy of the work click here:...
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press. The conventional path for improving healthcare is to build more hospitals and train more doctors. But could Africa speed up progress by 'hacking' its way to success? Governments, NGOs and businesses...
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
What happened with Herakles Farms in Ghana? How is the community doing now? What is the prognosis for the new owner of the land? Find out by clicking here to read our report (pdf).
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Namibia’s ruling South West Africa People’s Organization ( SWAPO) party has delivered its promise of equal gender representation.With 51% of Namibia’s population being woman it seems only fitting that there is equal representation. Not...
From October 8-10, 2014, we organized our first pilot workshop on Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance in Accra, Ghana. The workshop was organized in partnership with the Archdiocesan Office for Justice and Peace and Development Commission, The National...
Land Grabbing Research, Awareness and Prevention in Ghana's Volta Region is a project of the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) funded by two Catholic religious congregations: The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and The Adorers of the Blood of Christ. The...