Part of our approach in fighting against land grabbing in Ghana has been to reach out to traditional leaders who then summon people in their jurisdictions to attend awareness town hall meetings held in their localities. The impact has been positive in every community...
On September 14, 2016, Sr. Eucharia Madueke wrote “That they may be one: Diversity within the communities of Catholic sisters in Nigeria” for Gobal Sisters Report. In the article she talks about the work of AFJN sisters in Nigeria. Read the full article...
After I attended the “National Conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Biosafety Act and GMOs – Implications for Nigerians and Africa” organized by AFJN in collaboration with other Nigerian NGOs in Abuja, May 24−26, 2016, I was moved to action, particularly...
On August 30, 2016, Rose Gamble wrote an article on the Africa Faith and Justice Network and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development in Ghana. The report called “Catholic church in Ghana exposes land injustices” was published in...
ABSTRACT (Full report here) ‘Our land is sacred, our land is our life, our land is not for sale. God forbid that we betray this trust and turn Africa land into commodity for sale’[1]. These words are the opening commitment statement of over 150 participants at a...
(Download the PDF version) At the conclusion of the conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa held at Reiz Continental Hotel, Abuja, May 23-25, 2016; we, the participants from diverse religious and faith...
Rather than formal health systems, it was local ingenuity that was crucial in ending the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The disease was unprecedented. It was unknown in the region until December 2013. And yet the Ebola epidemic was overcome in a matter of...
Did you know that countries like Japan, New Zealand, and Germany oppose Genetically Modified Foods, also identified as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)? In general the European Union, a great buyer of Africa’s organic food, opposes Genetically Modified Foods. ...
On April 29, 2016, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in the article “Nigerian Bishop Matthew H. Kukah Speaks on Church and Security Challenges in Northern Nigeria” in OMI USA JPIC. Click here to read the full article:...
