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“Decisive Moment for Democracy” John Kerry, US Secretary of State

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Oct 10, 2015

This op-ed by Secretary Kerry originally appeared on AllAfrica.com By John Kerry Last May, I shared in an extraordinary moment. I had the privilege, together with many leaders from across Africa, of bearing witness to the first peaceful, democratic transition of power...

Citizens’ Power: Lessons from October 2014 Events in Burkina Faso

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Jan 28, 2015

The citizens of Burkina Faso have clearly demonstrated to their fellow Africans that “when spider webs unite they can tie up a lion”. Their actions cast light on the urgings of African bishops’ 2013 pastoral letter on “Governance, the Common Good and Democratic...

Transition to Glory: Rev. Thomas E. (Ted) Hayden, SMA (1932-2014)

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Sep 3, 2014

Celebrating a life well lived, the Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) announces the transition to eternal life of Society of African Missions (SMA) Father Thomas E. (Ted) Hayden, founding member and past Executive Director of AFJN. Born in the United States on...

AFJN In Solidarity With The Families Affected By The Ebola Outbreak

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Aug 27, 2014

Barthelemy Bazemo Throughout history, there have been cases of outbreak of infectious diseases that have claimed thousands and in some cases millions of lives, such as the bubonic plaque that swept across Europe in the 14th century and claimed an estimated 25 million...

African Faith Leaders Unite for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Aug 1, 2014

The year 2015 will mark the official end to the Millennium Development Goals campaign, an initiative launched by the United Nations in early 2000 to free humanity from extreme poverty and hunger, gender inequality and illiteracy, disease and environmental degradation....

Crisis in South Sudan: an analysis by the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University in South Sudan

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Jul 10, 2014

An Interview by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN Policy Analyst South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation on July 9, 2011, following a referendum to be independent from Sudan. But the excitement over its independence did not last long because fighting soon erupted...

Terror replaces jubilation in Eastern DRC; Witnesses Report widespread looting and rapes by Government Forces

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Nov 27, 2013

Residents of several isolated rural villages in the eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who celebrated earlier this month when government troops expelled members of M23 rebel militia from the area, now say some government soldiers are terrorizing them...

A l’Est de la RD Congo, la terreur fait place aux jubilations; témoignage de viols et pillage par les forces gouvernementales

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Nov 11, 2013

Read it in English Dans l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), les habitants de plusieurs villages qui étaient en liesse au début du mois de Novembre pour célébrer la victoire des troupes gouvernementales sur les milices du M23 sont en train de...

African Bishops Urge the Church to Engage in the Transformation of Society

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Sep 17, 2013

By AFJN Executive Director Aniedi Okure, OP, On February 16, 2013 the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) issued a pastoral letter titled “Governance, Common Good, and Democratic Transitions in Africa” calling on the...

Uganda: Senator Coons on the ongoing crack down on political dissent

by Rev. Barthelemy Bazemo, MAfr | Jun 24, 2013

This Press Release was issued by the office of Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs Senator Coons condemns Ugandan government’s violent suppression of political dissent FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2013...
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