Just Governance
As the United States buzzes with anticipation of the presidential primaries, everyone is wrapped in the whirlwind of debates, voting and sharing their views on social media. While we are…
God provides enough land space for all human beings when He tells them to “Increase, multiply and fill the earth” (Gen 1:28). Any use of the land which transgresses the…
On December 29, 2015 Mr. Roch Marc Kabore was sworn in as president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso. The urgency for good governance and self-rule has intensified…
This op-ed by Secretary Kerry originally appeared on AllAfrica.com By John Kerry Last May, I shared in an extraordinary moment. I had the privilege, together with many leaders from across…
We stand with the people of Burkina Faso in their effort to establish the rule of law and peaceful democratic process. We strongly condemn the attempted derailment of the democratic…
Press Release Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Secretariat The youth in Africa have been called upon to combat the new forms of slavery and colonization on the continent.…
With the just concluded 2015 presidential election, Nigeria has made history. Nigerians have shown the world their determination to engage in participatory governance and a resolve to look beyond ethnic…
Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba received the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership in a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya on March 2, 2015. This prize rewards the outstanding achievements…
The citizens of Burkina Faso have clearly demonstrated to their fellow Africans that “when spider webs unite they can tie up a lion”. Their actions cast light on the urgings…
There is an African proverb which says: “The ear is never too old to learn.” In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Marcel Mugoyi, a long time local chief…
In October AFJN held its first Empowerment Project workshop in Accra, Ghana. Read the report. Read more about the background of the Empowerment Project, and the formation of this workshop.…
On October 31st the world has taken notice of an important historic event on the African continent: the people of the west African nation of Burkina Faso are free from…
From October 8-10, 2014, we organized our first pilot workshop on Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance in Accra, Ghana. The workshop was organized in partnership with the Archdiocesan Office…
(WASHINGTON, D.C. August 6, 2014) – The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition) International call on the United States government to make…
An Interview by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN Policy Analyst South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation on July 9, 2011, following a referendum to be independent from Sudan. But the excitement…
Originally published in the June-Sept Edition of Around Africa. By Aniedi Okure, OP. On May 19, 2014 I set out on an eleven day trip to Accra to prepare the…
Barthelemy Bazemo Since assuming office in early February 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry made his first trip to Africa from April 29-May 5. The six-day trip took him respectively…
Barthelemy Bazemo Interview and Translation from French by Barthelemy Bazemo, AFJN’s Policy Analyst (download PDF File here) A year after the coup of March 24, 2013 in Central African Republic (CAR),…
From the end of September to early October 2013, I was in Accra, Ghana for a series of meetings at the continental headquarters of the Catholic Bishops in Africa and…
