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Africa’s First Solar-powered Bus

June 1, 2016

May 2016. This month at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya introduced its ”Kayoola Solar bus”. The bus is a product of Kiira Motors Corporation, a company that…

Fighting Ebola with Garbage Bags

May 28, 2016

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…

Straight Talk Africa Guest Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, Ph.D., on Democracy in Burundi

May 27, 2016

Democracy is not about elections. 

Organic Food vs. Genetically Modified Food: Who Will Win?

May 24, 2016

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…

The DRC Elections: the Electoral Commission’s Chairman Explains

May 11, 2016

In March the President of the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mr. Cornielle Nangaa, was in Washington, D.C. to meet with partners and share with…

Linking Toxic Waste Dumping to Africa’s Land, Water and Seed Struggle

April 27, 2016

On March 2, 2016, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) co-sponsored and participated in the Ghana Integrated Platform for Governance of Land, Water and Seed as part of the launch…

There Is No Land For Toxic Dumping In Africa

April 22, 2016

As we fight land grabbing in Africa  we are concerned about leasing land not only for agriculture, but for toxic dumping. We need to be vigilant  to make sure that…

Photo Gallery: Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign in Ghana’s Volta Region

April 14, 2016

In November 2015 Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) spearheaded a continental conference on land grabbing in Nairobi, Kenya.  At AFJN we challenge ourselves to ensure our workshops result in…

We Have Increased in Number, But Has Our Land Increased in size?

April 14, 2016

The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) team just concluded an unprecedented land grab prevention and awareness campaign in several villages and one very large high school in Nkwanta South…

Nigerians Object to Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn and Cotton

April 11, 2016

Nigerian civil society groups, faith-based organizations, farmers associations, students and local community groups are calling for a global mobilization to object to an application to the Nigerian National Biosafety Management…

Ghana: AFJN’s Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign on local FM radio stations

March 23, 2016

To get ahead of the brokers who are going from village to village looking for land on behalf of foreign companies, we have taken our Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention…

AFJN Participation in the West Africa Caravan on Land, Water and Seed struggle

March 22, 2016

Africa Faith and Justice Network cosponsored and participated on March 2nd in the launch of the Ghana Integrated Platform for Governance of Land, Water and Seed. AFJN  Policy Analyst Ntama…

Presidential Term Limits in Africa: A surprising announcement from Angola

March 18, 2016

On Friday March 11th, President of Angola Jose Eduardo de Santos announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2018. He did not elaborate on his decision to…

Prosecuted for Advocacy

March 11, 2016

The United States Constitution makes it possible for citizens to express our true beliefs, a freedom we constantly take for granted. We go to the store wearing the shirt of…

Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald on the “Grounds for dialogue with Islam today”

March 6, 2016

On Friday, March 6, 2015 at a lecture sponsored by Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and the Institute for Policy Research at Catholic University, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald spoke on…

Straight Talk Africa Host Shaka and Rev. Aniedi Okure Discuss the Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

February 23, 2016

Rev. Aniedi talks about the legacy of Pope benedict XVI

West Africa Advocacy Caravan for Land, Water and Seeds sovereignty

February 12, 2016

The Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles invites you to join the West African Caravan for Land, Water and Seeds. The Caravan will mobilize 15 countries in the sub…

Highlights of 2015: Major Activities and Accomplishments

February 5, 2016

PDF file with photos here  AFJN spearheads an impressive coalition to stop land grabbing in Africa The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) initiated a coalition to protect Africa’s farm…

Our Land Is Sacred, Our Land Is Our Life, Our Land Is Not For Sale

February 4, 2016

Nairobi Land Grab and Just Governance Conference: Commitment to A Plan Of Action Land grabbing has become a cancer[1] that stands on the way of true development of Africa. It…

Nairobi Declaration on Land Grabbing and Just Governance in Africa

February 4, 2016

We, the participants of the Nairobi conference on “Land Grabbing and Just Governance in Africa” coming from over 100  organisations from different faith traditions and civil society groups in Africa,…