For Immediate ReleaseDecember 4, 2025Contact: Lydia Andrews, Communications Manager202-817-3670; lydia@afjn.org Africa Faith and Justice Network Welcomes the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the Republic of Rwanda Peace Agreement, Urges Caution and Vigilance...
Today, December 4, 2025, Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda authenticated a long-awaited peace agreement—which many hope will usher in a new era of stability in a region marked by decades of conflict, displacement, and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 31, 2025 Washington, DC – On January 31, 2025, the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) issued a call to action, sending a letter “Urgent Call for U.S. Action Against Rwanda’s Violation of DRC’s Territorial Integrity” to the...
January 31, 2025 The Honorable Marco Rubio, Secretary of State U.S. Department of State,Honorable Members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa,Honorable Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations’ Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy Re:...
August 8, 2022 The Honorable Antony John BlinkenSecretary of State US Department of State 2201 C St NWWashington, DC 20520 Re: Africa Faith and Justice Network Urges Frank Discussion for Lasting Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Dear Honorable...
In March, 55 nations of the African Union joined in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the possibility of an open trade agreement throughout the continent. Free trade and free movement across the continent is a great step in the right direction for the 50-year goals of...
President Paul Kagame believes that to grow the garment industry in his country, his compatriots should wear clothes made in Rwanda. However, this cannot happen without doing something about the competing multibillion dollar second hand clothes market which comes from...
To increase electricity access in Rwanda, a 42-acre solar field was constructed on land leased from Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village 60 kilometers from Kigali. The youth village is a boarding school that houses around 500 orphans from the 1994 Rwanda genocide which left...
Three years following the Rwandan genocide, Sr. Mary Rose Mukukibogo founded the farming association Dususuruke to revitalize the agricultural economy. In the local language of Kinyarwanda, Dususuruke means “warm solidarity.” She was first faced with hesitancy and...
On June 26, 2017, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) held an event titled “Women Guiding Peace After War: Lessons from Rwanda.” The panel discussed the incredible progress women have made since the 1994 genocide. In the twenty-three years since the Rwandan...
