Focus Campaigns
Don’t Repeal or Weaken an Effective Law: Dodd-Frank 1502
On Friday, February 6th, AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati joined Sasha Lezhnev of the Enough Project and…
On Boko Haram and the shame on the Government
Why has the Nigerian army been unable to contain or eradicate Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, which…
Advocacy for a Stronger European Union Conflict Mineral Law
On January 28, two days before meeting her US counterpart Secretary of State John Kerry, Margot Wallstrom,…
Global Response to African Issues; Nigeria and the Crisis of Boko Haram
Three days before the Paris attack which targeted the satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo on January 7,…
Citizens’ Power: Lessons from October 2014 Events in Burkina Faso
The citizens of Burkina Faso have clearly demonstrated to their fellow Africans that “when spider webs unite…
Promoting Best Practices for Extractive Industries
“The Extractive Industries Working Group is a Washington, D.C. based coalition of faith, human rights, and environmental…
The ear is never too old to learn
There is an African proverb which says: “The ear is never too old to learn.” In eastern…
AFJN’s First Empowerment Project Workshop-Ghana
In October AFJN held its first Empowerment Project workshop in Accra, Ghana. Read the report. Read more…
Promising outcomes of the New York Climate Change Summit for Africa
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Climate change is currently a big phenomenon affecting the entire world….
Africa up for grabs, Saudi Arabia takes its share
Land grabbing threatens the livelihood of many communities in Africa. Saudi Arabian companies are among the many…
Africa Has One Less Autocrat: Blaise Compaore, of Burkina Faso, deposed after 28 years
On October 31st the world has taken notice of an important historic event on the African continent:…
Africa Must Leapfrog Its Way to the Future
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press. The conventional path for improving healthcare…
Investigating Herakles Farms in Ghana: AFJN’s Report
What happened with Herakles Farms in Ghana? How is the community doing now? What is the prognosis…
AFJN’s First Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance Workshop
From October 8-10, 2014, we organized our first pilot workshop on Empowerment and Advocacy for Just Governance…
Campaign to Prevent Land Grabbing in Ghana’s Volta Region
Land Grabbing Research, Awareness and Prevention in Ghana’s Volta Region is a project of the Africa Faith…
Preventing land-grabbing in Africa
As the international community joins hands to stop the threat of the Ebola virus, Bahati Jacques of Africa Faith…
AFJN signed on a joint statement to stop the World Bank from enabling land grabs
Though it is widely recognized today that land grabs are dispossessing and impoverishing rural communities across the globe, the World Bank is unwilling to change its approach. On the contrary, it is working to do more to favor investments by foreign corporations in developing countries’ agricultural sectors.
AFJN In Solidarity With The Families Affected By The Ebola Outbreak
Barthelemy Bazemo Throughout history, there have been cases of outbreak of infectious diseases that have claimed thousands…
The New Theft of Africa: America’s Involvement in African Land Grabs
The ongoing massive lease of Africa’s most fertile land as a development approach risks the well-being of millions of people throughout Africa, especially traditional small farmers and pastoralists, who rely on the land as their sole means of survival. This is land grabbing in its worst form.
