Advocacy
Cocoa is one of the world’s most important agricultural commodities, sustaining millions of families across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Yet the farmers whose labor makes this global industry possible…
Dr. Steven Nabieu Rogers, Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) Executive Director, is a speaker at the “Forces of the Future” (4th edition) Africa Political Outlook convening in Brussels. The March 26-27, 2026 event will feature “economic, industrial, scientific, political, cultural, diplomatic, and governmental decision-makers […] to reimagine, rewrite, and define the rules of the game for tomorrow’s Africa.”
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) with Africa Faith and Justice Network Nigeria, is holding “Inclusive Leadership: Women Representation in Nigerian Governance and Development” on February 19, 2026 at 12:00 pm (Washington, DC); 6:00 pm (Abuja, Nigeria).
On February 7 2026, Africa Faith and Justice Network Ghana wrote “Communities Empowered to Stop Early Child Marriage and Domestic Servitude” about the recent policy briefing that was held in Tamale, Ghana as part of the Women Empowerment Project.
Yesterday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), with the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), released the joint statement “Brothers and Sisters in Hope: International Assistance and Mutual Solidarity between the Bishops and the Faithful of the United States and Africa.” The statement, centered around Catholic social thought’s key principles, includes a list of values to guide the faithful on how to navigate the current global climate. This statement comes ahead of the “Mass for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful of Africa” to be held on February 4th in Washington, DC.
On January 22, 2026, the Africa Faith and Justice Network Ghana published “Empowering Communities to End Child Marriage—One Step at a Time” about their December 10, 2025 “Interventions on Ending Early and Forced Child Marriages and Domestic Servitude in Selected Communities of the Northern Region Study” report by Maxwell Anamdare Asale (MPhil) and Lawrence Adukor Abanga (MSc).
On January 22, 2026, Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), in partnership with DR CONGO FORWARD, submitted a formal Statement for the Record to the U.S. House Committee on Foreign…
As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, we reflect on his tireless advocacy for justice, equality, and human rights. His message resonates deeply with the struggles and triumphs…
Download the PDF file of this report here Introduction Since 2014, the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) has been at the forefront of campaigns against land grabbing in the…
Africa cannot achieve its full development potential while its digital backbone is externally controlled. Africa is rapidly adopting digital systems across public administration, finance, health, land management, taxation, and procurement. These systems promise efficiency, transparency, and improved service delivery. However, the dominant model of digitalization across the continent relies heavily on foreign-owned, foreign-managed, and foreign-maintained digital infrastructure. This reliance poses serious challenges to Africa’s economic sovereignty, job creation, innovation capacity, and long-term development prospects.
In November 2025, the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) Ghana team made an advocacy visit to the Kuli community to support local efforts to end early and child marriage and domestic servitude.
As part of the visit, the team presented two sets of jerseys and two footballs to the two girls’ soccer clubs established by AFJN in the community. These clubs were created to reduce girls’ social isolation, provide safe leisure time away from exploitative domestic work, and build confidence, leadership, and essential life skills among the girls.
We are writing to bring to your attention the grave humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Rwandan government has been violating the country’s territorial integrity. The Rwandan military has been using the March 23 (M23) rebel group, a Congolese Tutsi-led movement, to occupy key areas, including the recent occupation of North Kivu capital, Goma on January 23, 2025. This is the latest in a series of violent aggressions since M23 resumed its armed conflict against the DRC in early 2022.
Today, December 4, 2025, Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda authenticated a long-awaited peace agreement—which many hope will usher in a new era of stability in a region marked by decades of conflict, displacement, and silent suffering. Peace is always worth pursuing. But not all peace agreements are created equal, and some carry within them the seeds of future instability.
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On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the African Faith and Justice Network Nigeria(AFJN-N) Ebonyi State Chapter in collaboration with the Ebonyi Coalition of Civil Society Organizations commemorated the International Day of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The event aimed to raise awareness and mobilize action to end violence against women and girls.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) family! We are thankful for our friends and partners who stand with us in the pursuit of justice and human dignity in Africa.
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), with AFJN-Nigeria is holding a “Medical Effects of Child Marriage: Educating the Public” FaceBook live discussion on November 30, 2025 at 10:00 am (Washington, DC USA)
The Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in Sr. Jecinter Olweny and Fr. Isaac Ojok’s “UGANDA: Sr. Mary Lilly Driciru Eulogized for her Commitment in Communication Ministry” article in the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) website.
