AFJN News, Articles, and Information
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:...
Press Release Source: www.coons.senate.gov Amendment imposing an asset freeze and visa ban on those supporting the M23 added to Defense Authorization bill (Read the full text here) WASHINGTON – The United States Senate unanimously passed an amendment Thursday night...
AFJN’s Executive Director, Aniedi Okure, OP was one of the presenters at this conference of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) which took place from November 20-24, 2012 Press Release Friday, November 23, 2012 The...
Posted on Novmber 22, 2012 "In communion with the Bishops of the Congo who have frequently taken position on this situation, we launch a pressing appeal to the UN, the AU, the EU, the DRC Government and the governments of the other countries involved in some way in...
The following is an excerpt from the report's executive summary: "The Government of Rwanda continues to violate the arms embargo by providing direct military support to the M23 rebels, facilitating recruitment, encouraging and facilitating desertions from the armed...
"The Security Council this evening demanded the immediate withdrawal of the armed group known as the 23 March Movement (M23) from the major eastern Congolese city of Goma and the cessation of any further advances, calling for a clarification of reports of external...
By Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director This article was first published in our Oct-Dec 2012 “Around Africa” newsletter On November 21, 2012 AFJN, had an opportune to make a presentation on Catholic Social Teaching and Empowerment of Local Communities for Good...
A news reports from Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, confirms the assassination attempt on Dr. Denis Mukwege, a world-renown surgeon known for his remarkable dedication to caring for victims of rape at Panzi Hospital...
The United States government is seeking help from the general public and specifically from the African diaspora in an effort to ensure human rights violators and war criminals do not find a safe haven here. If you have information about any foreign government...