Land Grabbing
Re: Request that you do rigorous due diligence to ensure your institution’s funds are not invested in land grabbing/ agro-colonialism in Africa.
Dear Chair of Board of Trustees This is an appeal regarding responsible investment and an opportunity for…
Land Grab in Francophone Africa: Identifying and Promoting Lasting Endogenous Solutions
A Review of Follow-up Actions After the Limuru Conference Remarks by Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director, AFJN,…
Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop ‘death by chocolate’
Up to 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced by 2 million farmers in a belt that…
The United States and Africa in the Trump Era
On July 13, 2017, the Center for American Progress (CAP) held an event titled “America’s Relationship with…
Dislocation of Tanzanians From Their Land by Corporations: Impact on Family Life and Values A Briefing to the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference (TEC) Dar es Salaam June 20, 2017
Africans live on a land literally swimming in wealth yet most are impoverished by this wealth due…
Seed Sovereignty Struggle vs. Genetic Modification of Africa’s Indigenous Seeds
Genetically modifying African indigenous seeds must be carefully examined so as to understand the cost-benefit relationship of…
Open letter on the role of US Embassy officials in a land grab deal in Cameroon
AFJN is one of many organizations which signed on a letter to Assistant Secretary of State for…
Land Grab and Environmental Pollution: Long Term Consequences for Ghanaians. A Briefing to the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference
Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director of the Africa Faith & Justice Network gave remarks at the…
Ghana: The Church takes action against land grabbing
Bishops and organisations are joining forces to combat land grabbing…
Recent Updates on our Campaign’s Impact in Ghana
Part of our approach in fighting against land grabbing in Ghana has been to reach out to…
“Land Grab in Africa; Hispanic Heritage Month; and South African Musical Group Mafikizolo”
Bahati Jacques, AFJN Policy Analyst on WPFW’s Africa Now program to discuss Land Grab in Africa and…
U.S Embassy in Cameroon Linked to Herakles Farms’ Land Grab
Tell a friend to tell a friend that “Backroom Bullying the Role of The US Government in…
Conference on Land Grab and Just Governance in Tanzania
From September 13-15, 2016 at St. Gasper Conference Centre Dodoma Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director spoke…
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…
Unmasking Land Grabbing In Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; Paving Way For Sustainable Development Goals
ABSTRACT (Full report here) ‘Our land is sacred, our land is our life, our land is not…
Press Release: National Forum on Land Grabbing opens in Accra, Ghana
The National Catholic Secretariat, Accra, Ghana- A National Forum on Land Grabbing is taking place in Accra,…
Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa
From May 23-25, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and our coalition partners…
AFJN’s Projects in Focus
This page reflect some of AFJN’s areas of focus on the African Continent namely Just Governance, Land…
AFJN’s Projects in Focus
The Africa Faith and Justice Network, inspired by the Gospel and informed by Catholic Social Teaching, seeks to educate and advocate for just relations with Africa and to work in partnership with African peoples as they engage in the struggle for justice, peace, and the integrity of creation.
Breaking New Horizons in Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
