Land Grabbing
“Democratic Governance in Africa will Improve the Health of Our Planet”
Africa is paying the heaviest price in the global climate crisis though historically it has not been a major contributor to greenhouse emissions. Ever since climate change has been scientifically linked to human activities, the call to reverse the trend can no longer be ignored. This workshop will explore how the application of democratic governance and participation in democratic processes is crucial for Africa’s meaningful contribution to the global effort of saving our common home.”
The Ecumenical Advocacy Days are back virtually in 2021 advocating for Climate Justice! This years is Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored. EAD 2021 is an opportunity to support this global movement centered on and led by the people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts due to historic racial and colonial inequities. Together, we will passionately advocate and reimagine a world that lives out the values of justice, equity and the beloved community.
Read the End of Year Report and learn how the Africa Faith and Justice Network managed to further in our mission even amid the COVID Pandemic.
On August 11, 2020, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s co-sponsored event on AGRA was featured in Agbonkhese Oboh’s article “HOMEF, AFJN, others fault AGRA, seek alternative for agric in…
A recently released report by a coalition of German and African civil society groups, “False Promises,” shows that the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is failing on its own terms. Based partly on a research paper by Timothy A. Wise, the report underscores the destructive work of AGRA and similar models of agriculture in Africa.
Sign the Declaration! On May 25, 2020, Africa’s Liberation Day, the Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR), urged Africans on the continent and in the diasporas to wake up and claim…
Held on May 25, 2020. The event is now closed.
Action de grâces Nous disons merci à Dieu notre Créateur pour les grâces abondantes répandues sur notre Mère Afrique et sur tous ses enfants : pour les terres fertiles et riches,…
Banana is one of the fruits available every season and widely consumed in many homes in Europe, the United States and Asia. How I wish these bananas could tell the…
Mr. Akinwumi AdesinaPresident, African Development BankAvenue Joseph Anoma01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01Côte d’IvoireVia email: CC:Ousmane Dore, Director of Central Africa RegionDonatien Akoupo Kouassi, DRC Officer-in-ChargeJennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture, Human and…
Press Release, Oakland, CA—The establishment and collapse of the Bukanga Lonzo agro-industrial park pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in numerous land rights violations and human…
This Saturday, 16 March 2019, military forces fired live bullets at villagers from Bolombo and Wamba in the municipality of Mwingi, and from Bokala-wamba, within the Lokutu oil palm plantation…
This past year was unique and special in many ways. Your support over the years made it possible for AFJN to reach a landmark – 35 years of advocacy and…
From October 9 – 12, 2018, we sisters from the Dioceses in Southern Highland Regions of Tanzania in partnership with the African Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) met in the…
After returning from Iringa District in Tanzania where, from October 7-13, 2018, he trained and mobilized women religious and the community to tackle issues of land grab and dislocation of…
Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) continues to move forward with its women empowerment project for social, economic, and political transformation for Africa’s most vulnerable and exploited. This November AFJN…
Pastor Omot Agwa Okwoy, the leader of Mekane Yesus Church, is a human rights defender of indigenous people living in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. He also advocates for the…
Sr Elianna Baldi is a Comboni Missionary and the Coordinator of the AEFJN antenna in the Republic of Central Africa. She participated in the land grabbing conference in Côte d’Ivoire…
Anywaa Survival Organisation, Ethiopian Anuak Development Foundation, and Anuak Community Association in North America, with the strong support of international civil society and Anuak community leaders worldwide, call on the governments of Ethiopia and India…
