Land Grabbing
Conference Photo Gallery: Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
Uganda: Cleric Predicts “Bloody War” Over Africa’s Raw Resources & Scramble Over Land
Rev. Fr. Aniedi Okure, OP addressing Acholi leaders in Gulu
Abuja Declaration on the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) in Nigeria
(Download the PDF version) At the conclusion of the conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law,…
Organic Food vs. Genetically Modified Food: Who Will Win?
Did you know that countries like Japan, New Zealand, and Germany oppose Genetically Modified Foods, also identified…
Linking Toxic Waste Dumping to Africa’s Land, Water and Seed Struggle
On March 2, 2016, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) co-sponsored and participated in the Ghana Integrated…
There Is No Land For Toxic Dumping In Africa
As we fight land grabbing in Africa we are concerned about leasing land not only for agriculture,…
Photo Gallery: Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign in Ghana’s Volta Region
In November 2015 Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) spearheaded a continental conference on land grabbing in…
We Have Increased in Number, But Has Our Land Increased in size?
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) team just concluded an unprecedented land grab prevention and awareness…
Nigerians Object to Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn and Cotton
Nigerian civil society groups, faith-based organizations, farmers associations, students and local community groups are calling for a…
Ghana: AFJN’s Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign on local FM radio stations
To get ahead of the brokers who are going from village to village looking for land on…
AFJN Participation in the West Africa Caravan on Land, Water and Seed struggle
Africa Faith and Justice Network cosponsored and participated on March 2nd in the launch of the Ghana…
Highlights of 2015: Major Activities and Accomplishments
PDF file with photos here AFJN spearheads an impressive coalition to stop land grabbing in Africa The…
Our Land Is Sacred, Our Land Is Our Life, Our Land Is Not For Sale
Nairobi Land Grab and Just Governance Conference: Commitment to A Plan Of Action Land grabbing has become…
Nairobi Declaration on Land Grabbing and Just Governance in Africa
We, the participants of the Nairobi conference on “Land Grabbing and Just Governance in Africa” coming from…
Land Grabbing in Africa: The New Colonization
What can you buy with $3.95? Probably a lot of different things. A soda or two, maybe…
REPORT: Continental Conference on Land Grab and Just Governance in Africa 2015
PDF file with pictures here From November 22 to 26, 2015, an international conference on Land Grab…
A Keynote Address Biblical Perspective on Land with Laudato Si as the Background
God provides enough land space for all human beings when He tells them to “Increase, multiply and…
Issue Statement: Land Grab and Just Governance in Africa
A new scramble for Africa akin to the frenzy that followed the Berlin conference of 1885 and…
Press release: Land grabbing and just governance discussed in a unique pan-African conference starting today ahead of Pope’s visit to Africa.
The conference will highlight the state of land grabbing in Africa, cases of resistance across the continent,…
Continental Conference on Land Grab and Just Governance, Nairobi November 23, 2015
Opening Remarks by ANIEDI OKURE, Executive Director, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), Washington DC Good morning!…
