by Lydia Andrews | Sep 29, 2020
Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, PhDExecutive DirectorAfrica Faith and Justice Network Aniedi Okure is a Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Preachers (OP). Since 2011, he has served as the Executive Director of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN). Under his... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 29, 2020
Mariah Omer is a candidate in the MA: Theology and Peace Studies program at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. She is completing a first year of study and is expecting to graduate in May 2021. Omer previously earned a Bachelor of Law from... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 22, 2020
To prevent and stop the global economy from further collapsing, as was the case in 2008, to protect further losses of U.S. jobs, and to save lives the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is asking the Senate to support the issuance of Special... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 22, 2020
Iman is a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she majors in international social justice studies and minors in political science. She is also studying Arabic as her language of choice. In the local community, she serves as a youth mentor for... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 16, 2020
AFJN is no longer accepting applications for this position. The African Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), a Catholic education and advocacy network based in Washington DC, seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the network’s growing impact in Africa and the... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 15, 2020
About the African Faith and Justice Network The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is a Catholic network of individual and organization members focused on Africa and the experience of its people. AFJN is committed in faith to collaborate in the task of... by Lydia Andrews | Sep 9, 2020
“Blessed are they who die in the Lord; they will rest in peace for their good deeds will accompany them.” – Revelations 14:13 On August 27, 2020 the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) said goodbye to Lucy Huffman, a dear friend passionately dedicated to the... by Lydia Andrews | Aug 27, 2020
On August 27, 2020, AFJN Executive Director Rev. Aniedi Okure OP, was quoted in Maria Benevento’s article “Filling vital US ministry roles, foreign-born priests need deliberate support to thrive” in National Catholic Reporter. Rev. Okure highlighted... by Lydia Andrews | Aug 22, 2020
On August 22, 2020, Ellen Teague referenced an AFJN publication in her article “Remembering the Salve Trade and its modern forms” for independent catholic news. In the section “Slavery and Africa” Teague writes: “According to ‘Feast... by Lydia Andrews | Aug 11, 2020
On August 11, 2020, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s co-sponsored event on AGRA was featured in Agbonkhese Oboh’s article “HOMEF, AFJN, others fault AGRA, seek alternative for agric in Africa” featured in Vanguard. Read more at:... 