Continental Issues
Cultivating Justice for All Stakeholders in Rwanda
In responding to crimes it is natural to desire justice, but have you ever asked yourself what…
Catholic Relief Services Helps Kenyans Affected by Violence
As violence erupts across Kenya following the Dec. 27 general elections, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding…
Military Aid Limited to Governments Using Child Soldiers
AFJN is delighted to announce that on December 10th, Congress passed legislation that severely decreases U.S. military…
Water for the World Resolution Introduced in House
On December 6, 2007 Representative Jan Shakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Water for the World Resolution (H.CON.RES 266)…
Mauritania and Egypt Attend Hunger Forum
Alliance to End Hunger Leads U.S. Delegation to First Near East Forum Against Hunger Former Congresswoman…
Expulsion of Missionaries in Eritrea
Caught between violence in Ethiopia and Somalia and simmering turmoil in Sudan, Eritrea makes few headlines in…
EU-Africa Summit: Where Are Human Rights?
Prime minister Gordon Brown of England refused to attend the Euro-African summit in Lisbon last weekend because…
Hostilities Costing Africa’s Sustainable Survival
Debt, diseases and war are three major issues affecting the continent of Africa. Development is what is…
Floods Create Havoc in Africa
In the past three months, floods have ravaged many African nations including Ghana and Togo in…
First HIV/AIDS drug plant to open in Uganda
A factory that will produce treatments for HIV/AIDS is set to open in Kampala, Uganda, the first…
Ugandan President Museveni Labels Contracting HIV Treason
On September 24, President Museveni of Uganda was addressing officials from 12 Ugandan universities in Kampala when…
Trading for Peace: Latest Research by DFID and USAID
For the past several years, AFJN has been working on issues relating to the African Great Lakes…
AFJN Adopts Three New Focus Issues
Each year, the AFJN Staff and Board take some time to consider the major issues arising in…
Global Climate Change, Global Effort
From September 5-7, 2007, the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) held its annual conference for…
The Forgotten Victims: Children infected with HIV/AIDS
Every minute of every day a child under the age of 15 is infected with HIV. 1,400…
Senate Passes Bill to Increase Funds To Fight HIV/AIDS Worldwide
On Thursday, September 7, 2007, the Senate voted 81-12 to approve the fiscal year 2008 Foreign Aid…
Presidential Town Hall Meeting Africa Questionnaire
In June, the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, AFJN, and 13 other civil society organization partners submitted a…
In Zimbabwe, Children Affected by HIV Receive Increased Support
According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006 Report, “the only evidence of declining…
South Africa Continues to Falter on HIV/AIDS
South Africa has always lagged behind in its HIV/AIDS policy, despite having a greater capacity to address…
“The Call of Christ in Africa,” Bishop Kevin Dowling Speaks in DC
Bishop Kevin Dowling, who received the Faith & Justice Award from AFJN in 2005, recently spoke in…
