The Africa Faith and Justice Network, invites you to “Navigating the Future of US-Africa Relations: Opportunities and Challenges in a Shifting Landscape.” This hybrid event will take place on Tuesday, March 11 at 11:30 am at Open Gov Hub, 1100...
On October 10, 2024, Fr. Barwendé Sané, SJ, Africa Faith and Justice Network Senior Fellow was quoted in Oumarou Konate’s article “Burkina: Father Barwendé Sané relies on agriculture to restore peace” in Minute.bf on the recent workshop on...
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has accused France of creating poverty in Africa and causing mass migration to Europe as a result. The Interior Minister Matteo Salvini stated that, “The migrant problem has many causes. In Africa, some take away wealth from...
In March 2018, General Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee, as he gave the command’s annual Posture Statement to Congress. Part of the importance behind military...
On December 29, 2015 Mr. Roch Marc Kabore was sworn in as president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso. The urgency for good governance and self-rule has intensified in some African nations since the popular protest which ended Burkina Faso’s 27...
We stand with the people of Burkina Faso in their effort to establish the rule of law and peaceful democratic process. We strongly condemn the attempted derailment of the democratic process by the Presidential Guard who try to hijack the will of the people and bring...
The citizens of Burkina Faso have clearly demonstrated to their fellow Africans that “when spider webs unite they can tie up a lion”. Their actions cast light on the urgings of African bishops’ 2013 pastoral letter on “Governance, the Common Good and Democratic...
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...
Whereas formerly the continent of Africa was merely a tactical jumping-off point for access to the Middle East, now it is fast becoming a battlefield in its own right. The name of the strategy? Counter terrorism. The secrecy of US militarism in Africa is no secret at...
