Continental Issues
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…
China and Water Subjects of New Books by Former AFJN Director
During Dr. Marcel Kitissou’s time as Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network, he helped…
Justice Comes Slowly for Fr. Kaiser
Death came in the dark of night. On the morning of August 24, 2000, Mill Hill Missionary…
Join AFJN in Asking for More Appropriations Added to the Water for the Poor Act (P.L. 109-121)
The Religious Working Group on Water, of whom AFJN executive director Father Rocco Puopolo is a member,…
Africa Questionnaire Sent to Candidates
The 2008 Presidential Campaign heated up even before the warm summer of 2007. There is much talk…
Africa Questionnaire Sent to Candidates
The 2008 Presidential Campaign heated up even before the warm summer of 2007. There is much talk…
Bringing African Issues to the Presidential Candidates
Over the past couple of months, AFJN staffer, Phil Reed, has been working with other DC based…
Congolese Archbishop Sounds the Alarm
Archbishop Francois-Xavier Maroy of Bukavu, in eastern D.R. Congo, in a May 28th letter to the…
Friday, June 20 is World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day has been internationally recognized on June 20 ever since it was established by the…
AFJN Director Signs Letter Calling for World Bank Leadership Reform
Rev. Rocco Puopolo, Executive Director of AFJN, has signed on to a letter to the Executive Directors…
Nigerian Bishops Speak Out About Elections
In the person of their chairman, Bishop Felix Alaba Job, the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference stated that Ngeria…
