Continental Issues
Rev. Aniedi Okure on UN making policies to benefit Africa- Straight Talk Africa
UN policies must benefit Africa
AFJN Executive Director’s Opening Remarks at the National Forum on Land Grabbing opens in Accra, Ghana
Unmasking Land Grabbing In Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; Paving Way for Sustainable Development Goals (Download the PDF file…
Questions about the Relevance of the International Community
In the international community there are clear distinctions between those nations that have influence and those who…
Linking Toxic Waste Dumping to Africa’s Land, Water and Seed Struggle
On March 2, 2016, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) co-sponsored and participated in the Ghana Integrated…
Straight Talk Africa Host Shaka and Rev. Aniedi Okure Discuss the Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Rev. Aniedi talks about the legacy of Pope benedict XVI
Straight Talk Africa – Rev. Aniedi Okure Comments on Pope’s Africa Trip
The pope visit is historic
Petition to Encourage Democracy: Eliminate US Support for Current and Aspiring Dictators
Some African strongmen who are also America’s allies and receive millions of US aid, have successfully removed…
AFJN to US Government: Take African Presidential Term Limits Seriously
In his speach at the African Union on July 28, 2015, President Obama addressed a specific African…
President Obama urges Africans to fight Corruption and lifetime Presidency
On July 28 in his remarks to the African people at the African Union (AU) headquarters in…
Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar to set up a Continental Reconciliation Committee
After a four-day Continental Congress held in Windhoek, Namibia and organized by the Justice and Peace Commission…
Nigerian Elections 2015: AFJN Urges Peace, Transparency and Accountability
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) strongly urges the Nigerian government to create an atmosphere free…
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…
