Jacques Bahati
On April 19, Voice of America reported that in “BENI – An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to…
On April 16, 2020, AFJN sent a letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, about concerns that COVID-19 funding might not be used…
By: Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst On April 13, 2020, in a press statement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its “Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25…
On April 7, 2020 the Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA) sent a letter to Congress and the Administration about relief and aid for Africa from the crisis which arose from…
[Lire en Français] The Coronavirus pandemic has terrorized the world and brought us to a grinding halt. Data from COVID-19 Tracker at Johns Hopkins University indicate that over one million…
[Read in English] La pandémie de coronavirus a terrorisé le monde et nous a paralysés. Le nombre de cas de Covid-19 dans le monde a dépassé un million, avec un…
On March 18, AFJN was one of 100 organizations that signed “The Charitable Sector: COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package” letter to Congress that requested $60 billion in stimulus funds…
Click here for highlights of what we have done about some of these challenges. An analysis of the challenges facing Africa over the years reveals a major perennial problem. Seemingly…
Why is Africa so rich, but is inhabited by the planet’s poorest people? Some governments have gone as far as leasing land to agro-businesses for large scale agriculture as a possible…
A Reflection on a Three-Day Workshop for Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters “What is burning in your heart after these days?” asked one AFJN team member following the meeting of…
Uganda On February 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakita, the Africa Faith & Justice Network Uganda (AFJN-Uganda) organized a nationwide prayer session for the victims of human trafficking, and…
Africa Faith and Justice Network is one of the 176 organizations which signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres in effort to protect Africa’s food system…
An interview with Florentin Mokonda Bonza, Professor at the University of Kinshasa and President of the Convention of Christian Democrats (CDC) and of the political platform the New Initiative for…
To the faithful in Christ, men and women of good will, who love justice and peace: 1.Given the gravity of the security and humanitarian situation facing the populations of their…
The brave fight mounted by religious sisters against human traffickers in Nigeria has been a key highlight of the ongoing conference that has brought together religious men and women in the west African country.
Dear Supporters, Happy New Year to you and yours!We resumed work today, Thursday, the second day of the Year 2020 after New Year’s Day celebration. As the first order of…
Nigeria currently has 13.2 million out-of-school children, according to Nigeria’s education board. Also, child labor has remained an issue throughout the country despite the Child Rights Act that was signed…
Article 53 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’ (DRC) constitution states that “All persons have the right to a healthy environment that is favorable to their development. They have…
In 18 months Illith Ongagna with the help of secondary school students from Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of Congo built a flight simulator made out of recycled…
In 2009, Kago decided to drop out of college as a junior pursuing a degree in IT at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology, to concentrate on a more…
