On May 7, 2026, Catholic Television of Nigeria covered the May 5th press conference on inclusive representation held by the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), AFJN-Nigeria, and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace. The broadcast featured talks by: Sr. Eucharia...
On April 28, 2020, the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network and its executive director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP were mentioned in Teresa Anyabuike’s article “Christians in Nigeria keep the faith amidst lingering insurgency and persecution” featured...
The Comboni Missionaries, an AFJN Organizational Members, featured a story about our work on child protection in Nigeria. In the article “Africa Faith and Justice Network: An international organization is working hard — so children don’t have to,” Ellen...
PORT HARCOURT, 17 January, 2020 / 2:35 AM (ACI Africa).- The brave fight mounted by religious sisters against human traffickers in Nigeria has been a key highlight of the ongoing conference that has brought together religious men and women in the west African...
On January 16, 2020, the strengthening of a coalition network of sisters by the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned by Julia Freidman in a Business Wire/Conrad N. Hilton Foundation press release. The full article “Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded...
On January 17th, 2020, ACI Africa published an article titled “Nuns in Nigeria Commended for Fight against Human Trafficking at Ongoing Conference” by Agnes Aineah. Sr. Teresa Okure spoke on the behalf of AFJN at a conference against human trafficking in...
Nigeria currently has 13.2 million out-of-school children, according to Nigeria’s education board. Also, child labor has remained an issue throughout the country despite the Child Rights Act that was signed into law by the federal government. In February,...
On December 18, 2019, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s advocacy for child rights in Nigeria was mentioned by Patrick Egwu in an article titled “Africa Faith and Justice Network advocates for child rights in Nigeria”, published in National...
AFJN’s Women’s Empowerment Coordinators, Sr. Eucharia Madueke was quoted in Patrick Egwu’s article “Nigerians seek security after killing of priests” for the National Catholic Reporter on September 18, 2019. The article highlights...
On September 12, 2019, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned by Valentine Iwenwanne in an article published in Global Sisters Report entitled “Nuns try to fight lure of Europe by offering programs for young Nigerians”. Read the full article...
