Continental Issues
Advocacy for a Stronger European Union Conflict Mineral Law
On January 28, two days before meeting her US counterpart Secretary of State John Kerry, Margot Wallstrom,…
Citizens’ Power: Lessons from October 2014 Events in Burkina Faso
The citizens of Burkina Faso have clearly demonstrated to their fellow Africans that “when spider webs unite…
Promoting Best Practices for Extractive Industries
“The Extractive Industries Working Group is a Washington, D.C. based coalition of faith, human rights, and environmental…
Promising outcomes of the New York Climate Change Summit for Africa
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Climate change is currently a big phenomenon affecting the entire world….
Africa Must Leapfrog Its Way to the Future
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press. The conventional path for improving healthcare…
AFJN In Solidarity With The Families Affected By The Ebola Outbreak
Barthelemy Bazemo Throughout history, there have been cases of outbreak of infectious diseases that have claimed thousands…
The New Theft of Africa: America’s Involvement in African Land Grabs
The ongoing massive lease of Africa’s most fertile land as a development approach risks the well-being of millions of people throughout Africa, especially traditional small farmers and pastoralists, who rely on the land as their sole means of survival. This is land grabbing in its worst form.
African Faith Leaders Unite for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The year 2015 will mark the official end to the Millennium Development Goals campaign, an initiative launched…
Congress has yet to believe that Africa’s main problem is not money, but governance
Western aid to Africa has absolutely generated dependency and is one of many methods used to influence…
Letter to Congress: U.S. aid in the event of a coup d’état against a democratically elected government.
Dear Senators and Congresswomen: We are writing with regard to changes proposed to Section 7008 of the…
US Position on Presidential Term Limits in Africa
On July 9, 2014, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, addressed the widespread modification of…
Crisis in South Sudan: an analysis by the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University in South Sudan
An Interview by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN Policy Analyst South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation on July…
African Union Chooses Criminal Immunity Over Agriculture
By Melaura Homan-Smith, AFJN Program Coordinator On June 20-27 of this year the African Union met in…
John Kerry went to Africa, now what!
Barthelemy Bazemo Since assuming office in early February 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry made his first…
Ethiopian Security Forces: Stop Arresting and Killing Peaceful Demonstrators
News reports from East Africa indicate that Ethiopian Security Forces are using live bullets against unarmed students…
US Foreign Aid: The Power of the Purse to Influence Africa Policy
As the saying goes: put your money where your mouth is. The latest appropriations bill, section 7042…
Kleptocracy: US Won’t Be a Harbor for Stolen Assets
We are encouraged by the US Justice Department announcement, made on March 5, 2014, about the asset…
Sowing Seeds for Justice: The Empowerment Project in Ghana
In May Father Aniedi Okure will travel to Accra, Ghana to help launch the first pilot project…
Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon
Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in…
Land Grabs: 19 organizations call on the UN to investigate Herakles Farms’ retaliation against activists in Cameroon
Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in…
