by Jacques Bahati | Dec 31, 2015
God provides enough land space for all human beings when He tells them to “Increase, multiply and fill the earth” (Gen 1:28). Any use of the land which transgresses the rights of others to live and find life sustenance therefrom is a serious sin of self-abuse and... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 30, 2015
On December 29, 2015 Mr. Roch Marc Kabore was sworn in as president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso. The urgency for good governance and self-rule has intensified in some African nations since the popular protest which ended Burkina Faso’s 27... by Jacques Bahati | Dec 16, 2015
Rev. Aniedi calls for religious dialogue. by Jacques Bahati | Nov 24, 2015
A new scramble for Africa akin to the frenzy that followed the Berlin conference of 1885 and the partitioning and colonization of Africa is on; farmlands and minerals are the biggest attraction. The increasing discourse of land scarcity, the rising cost of food and... by Jacques Bahati | Nov 23, 2015
The conference will highlight the state of land grabbing in Africa, cases of resistance across the continent, as well as Church responses and its increasing engagement on issues of land grabbing. The conference will highlight the state of land grabbing in Africa,... by Jacques Bahati | Nov 23, 2015
Opening Remarks by ANIEDI OKURE, Executive Director, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), Washington DC Good morning! Thank you all for being here. We know that you are here because you care about our mother earth. You are here because you care about the welfare... by Jacques Bahati | Oct 21, 2015
On October 13, we informed you about our latest victory in the fight against land grabs in Ghana’s Volta region. Today we have another exciting news for you: one more cluster of towns has pulled out of a memorandum of understanding for a land lease in the traditional... by Jacques Bahati | Oct 5, 2015
AFJN’s Ghana volunteer Task Force on Land Grab Prevention under the leadership of Paramount Chief Tidibo Kowura Odamba II and AFJN office in Washington DC reached out to the Regional Association of Queen Mothers (female chiefs) in Ghana’s Volta Region for the purpose... by Jacques Bahati | Sep 24, 2015
The pope visit is historic 