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Join us for “Road to a Peaceful Democratic Power Transfer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Challenges & Opportunities”

March 13, 2017

On October 18, 2016 under the facilitation of the African Union, the coalition of H.E. President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and some members of the…

Welcome to our Spring 2017 Intern, Jacqueline Mullen

February 3, 2017

Jackie Mullen is a senior at The Catholic University of America, where she majors in International Relations. Having grown up all over the United States and abroad, she has cultivated a…

Urgent Call for action: Ask your Congressional Representatives to Preserve the Bipartisan Anti-Corruption law

January 31, 2017

The House and Senate are considering steps to get rid of an anti-corruption law which, when implemented, keeps U.S. taxpayers’ money previously used for anti-corruption programs in oil, natural gas…

Interview with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Information Minister H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga

January 17, 2017

During his recent visit to the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of information, H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga briefed the Catholic Task Force for Africa (CTFA), a…

Pope Francis’ Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

December 22, 2016

“In the light of my recent meeting with the president and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I once more make a heartfelt appeal…

Senator Coons statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

December 22, 2016

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…

Catholic Women Religious engaging structures of injustice in Africa

December 22, 2016

Catholic Women Religious have shown themselves as formidable and credible agents of social change in Africa by initiating, running, and funding numerous social service programs where governments have failed. How…

Energized at the 11th hour to save the democratic process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

December 3, 2016

On November 29, 2016, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing headlined “Democracy and Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”  This hearing was focused for…

Catholic Nuns have had enough: Change the Nigeria we have into the Nigeria we want

December 1, 2016

From November 22-27, 2016, 86 sisters from about 25 Catholic women religious congregations gathered in Nigeria’s Capital City, Abuja for a training on social analysis and advocacy to enable them…

Open letter on the role of US Embassy officials in a land grab deal in Cameroon

November 23, 2016

AFJN is one of many organizations which signed on a letter to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenField regarding the role of US Embassy officials in…

Usa: Okure (Afjn), “violenza mai vista. Migranti additati come nemici”

November 7, 2016

Rev. Aniedi Okure is featured in Servizio Informazione Religiosa, on the impact of the 2016 Presidential elections in the US on Immigrants. Theis article is in Italian. 

The Ghanaian-British Architect David Adjaye designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington

November 7, 2016

Born in Tanzania and raised in Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, and Great Britain, the distinguished and well respected Ghanaian Architect David Adjaye has once more marked the world of architecture by…

Global Sisters Report: A dream coming true, Mobilizing African sisters for systemic change

October 25, 2016

To harness African sisters’ enormous potential to work for a more just society and to engage in action for justice requires rallying their political will in this direction.

African Scientists Receive World Food Prize for contributing to Nutritional Health

October 19, 2016

The renowned Scientists  Drs. Robert Mwanga from Uganda and Dr. Maria Andrade from Cape Verde are among the four biofortification specialists who won the World Food Prize in 2016 for…

The Democratic Process Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo

October 19, 2016

The governance of Africa’s second largest country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is in a political crisis because the work of organizing elections within the constitutional timeframe was…

Land Grab and Environmental Pollution: Long Term Consequences for Ghanaians. A Briefing to the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference

October 13, 2016

Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director of the Africa Faith & Justice Network gave remarks at the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference plenary 2016 on the theme “Reconciliation with God, Humanity…

Voice of America: The Political crisis in the RD Congo

October 13, 2016

Opposition and civil society groups which declined to attend the dialogue or boycotted the forum made a very bad political calculation.

Ghana: The Church takes action against land grabbing

October 11, 2016

Bishops and organisations are joining forces to combat land grabbing…

Recent Updates on our Campaign’s Impact in Ghana

October 7, 2016

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…

“Land Grab in Africa; Hispanic Heritage Month; and South African Musical Group Mafikizolo”

October 5, 2016

Bahati Jacques, AFJN Policy Analyst on WPFW’s Africa Now program to discuss Land Grab in Africa and Cameroon in general.