Jacques Bahati
This Saturday, 16 March 2019, military forces fired live bullets at villagers from Bolombo and Wamba in the municipality of Mwingi, and from Bokala-wamba, within the Lokutu oil palm plantation…
Zimbabwe recently went through a change in government. In 2017, Robert Mugabe militarily removed via a coup that instated Emmerson Mnangagwa as the new president. The people of Zimbabwe were…
On this International Women’s day, we join with the world to celebrate all women. We recognize and acknowledge the enormous and invaluable contributions they make and roles they play in…
When the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was established in 2007, the White House announced that this military operation would “enhance our efforts to bring peace and security to the…
Is the United States and Europe’s war on terrorism masking another kind of war? “Shadow War in the Sahara”, an Al Jazeera documentary eloquently answers this question. We encourage you…
Africa Faith and Justice Network recently sent a letter to over 50 members of Congress, urging them to send a letter to Homeland Security to extend the Temporary Protected Status…
Dear Secretary Nielsen, We the 211undersigned leaders of diverse faith communities and 97faith-based organizations call on you to extend for 18 months and redesignate Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for…
More than five months have passed since the signing of a peace deal between the government of President Salva Kiir and the supporters of previously ousted Vice-President Riek Machar and…
This past year was unique and special in many ways. Your support over the years made it possible for AFJN to reach a landmark – 35 years of advocacy and…
Sudan has drawn a lot of media attention in the past few months because of ongoing public protests across the country. The protests broke out on December 19, 2019 initially…
Isaac Kgosi was walking out of the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Botswana when he was approached by waiting security agents who had a warrant for his arrest. They…
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has accused France of creating poverty in Africa and causing mass migration to Europe as a result. The Interior Minister Matteo Salvini stated…
On the Calendar of the liturgy of the Catholic Church we remember and celebrates today February 8th Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who as a child was sold by her…
Adwoa Ohemeng is originally from Ghana and is pursuing her Bachelors Degree here in the United States. She is a senior at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she…
Maranata Zemede is a senior at Fresno Pacific University in Fresno California and is pursuing a bachelors in Communications with a minor in English. She has an interest in media…
AFJN is in Enugu, Nigeria to galvanize the energies of Catholic nuns across the country to wake up the public and the government to the increasing violence against women and…
Defending democracy: Was the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo elected or nominated?
Calls for a votes recount in the December 30, 2018 Presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo came from countries in Africa, Europe, and North America…
Roy Allela is a 25-year-old Kenyan engineer who has recently received recognition for inventing smart gloves that allow sign language to be translated into audio speech via an Android application.…
Introduction Investments that aim at eliminating poverty, creating jobs, and promoting prosperity are generally lauded and promoted. But when investments compromise the ability of the individual or community to achieve…
The Africa Faith & Justice Network’s (AFJN) Women Empowerment Project is making impact across Africa, this time in Uganda and in partnership with the Association of Religious in Uganda (ARU).…
