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AFJN Director Signs Letter Calling for World Bank Leadership Reform
Rev. Rocco Puopolo, Executive Director of AFJN, has signed on to a letter to the Executive Directors…
DRC’s 47th Independence Anniversary
Last fall, the Democratic Republic of Congo completed the first democratic election in many years. Saturday, June…
Beating Ploughshares into Swords?
The Disturbing Direction of US Africa PolicyThe creation of AFRICOM signifies deeper and more sustained U.S. military…
Statement of Southern African Bishops’ Conference on Zimbabwe
On April 4, the Southern African Bishops’ Conference came out with a statement on the situation in…
Nigerian Bishops Speak Out About Elections
In the person of their chairman, Bishop Felix Alaba Job, the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference stated that Ngeria…
Statement on Violence from the Religious Superiors Conference of Kenya
AFJN was shocked by the news of the murder of AFJN member, Rev. Martin Addai, M.Afr, as…
US House Unanimously Condemns Zimbabwe Oppression
On April 17, the US House of Representatives, by a vote of 414-0 passed a resolution ‘condemning…
AFJN Concerned About U.S. Military Action in Somalia
On January 9th, in the latest development in the U.S. global War on Terror, air strikes undertaken by…
CTFA Letter to Archbishop Ncube of Bulawayo Received
On April 6, Rev. Rocco Puopolo, Executive Director of AFJN and chair of the Catholic Task Force…
Zimbabwe: “In the Name of Jesus…Stop the Violence”
The Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe have written a pastoral letter on the current crisis in their country….
Congo Global Action Supports MONUC in letter to Rice
The Congo Global Action Coalition sent a letter to US Secretary of State, Condeleeza Rice, on April…
U.S. Boots on Africa’s Ground
The rumors were true after all. For several years, we have been hearing that the United States…
US Bishops Support Zimbabwean Brother Bishops
After Pope Benedict XVI, the UK Bishops and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…
AFJN Responds to President Bush in Africa
Before President Bush left for Africa, AFJN and several other NGO’s organized a press call to address…
The Pope Wants Justice for Africa
The continent of Africa is getting a healthy dose of attention from Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope’s…
Army disobeys President’s ban on mining in eastern Congo
By Bahati Jacques On September 11th, 2010 the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph…
Clean Water Is a Human Right
Water is a human right and a gift from God to be preserved and shared by all….
Militia Attacks Resume in Darfur
Militia attacks have resumed and the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in Darfur. Meanwhile, the international community…
Polls Repeated in Fataki, Bumba
Repeat elections were conducted in Fataki and Bumba following civil unrest on Sunday. In Fataki, a soldier…
Bemba, Kabila Sign Declaration
Representatives of presidential rivals Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba singed an historic declaration on Sunday to keep…