AFJN Articles
This we Learned from a Trafficker of Persons from East Africa to the Middle East
A former human trafficker told Africa Faith and Justice Network on December 2, 2021, that his Middle Eastern partners had sent a video showing four men, aided by two dogs, gang-raping a young woman he had trafficked. The image continues to haunt him. He added, “I am not sure if I will ever be forgiven by God for what I did.” Where are the victims from? Besides trafficking compatriots from Uganda, he also facilitated the trafficking of Kenyans, Tanzanians, and Burundians.
Zambia Association of Sisterhoods (ZAS) Workshop on Advocacy
The workshop’s theme was “Religious Vocation, Justice Ministry and Evangelization” and was held from 12-17th November 2021. They were beautiful sunny days in November 2021 when all roads led to City of Hope Training Center in Makeni – Lusaka. The training on social analysis and advocacy attracted 65 sister participants from 45 Congregations in Zambia. To make our meeting spiced, we had Dominican Friar Fr. Taiwo, who could not resist to join the training.
Corruption No More: Pressured, Fossang’s Catholic Health Care Center Staff all Resign
Corruption grips African societies, economies, and politics. No matter how small, it must not be minimized and must be forcefully confronted, if prosperity is ever to be secured. Countless meetings and endless reports have said little about those taking action against corruption. Being corrupt is ultimately a choice that reveals a lack of integrity. Those who cannot be trusted should never be entrusted with management.
Turning Trash Into Cash!
“Lets turn trash into cash!” -Nzambi Matee. A kenyan woman named Nzambi Matee is bringing positive change…
AFJN-Nigeria Youth Video for Non-Violence During Jos 2021 Elections
In October, ahead of the 2021 election in Jos, Nigeria, AFJN – Nigeria youth produced and circulated…
AFJN Welcomes Our Fall Intern: Ayo Adeyemi
Ayo Adeyemi is a first-year undergraduate student at American University. She majors in Business, Language, and Culture with a language specialization in Mandarin Chinese.
Malawian Man Brings Electricity to His Village
This is the story of Colrerd Nkosi, a young man from Malawi who single handedly brought electricity…
AFJN Welcomes, Researcher, Author, Journalist and Consultant, Denis Mpagaze, as an AFJN Senior Fellow
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is excited to have Denis Mpagaze, teacher, researcher, author, journalist, consultant and the voice of the of the voiceless marginalized communities in Tanzania, as our newest AFJN Senior Fellow. Denis has over 12 years of teaching experience at St. Augustine University of Tanzania, a university owned by Tanzania Catholic Bishops. Apart from teaching he manages a community radio station called Radio Jogoo. It is the leading community radio station in Songea and Ruvuma region at-large in reporting issues affecting the marginalized community!
Video Premiere: World Bank’s Doing Business Report is Busted
On September 16, 2021 the World Bank announced the end of their publication the Doing Business Report (DBR) after a review that was sparked by data irregularities that were found. The Africa Faith and Justice Network’s policy analyst Jacques Bahati’s will discuss the significance of this news on YouTube September 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm ET (US and Canada).
Job Description: Executive Director
About the African Faith and Justice Network The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is a Catholic…
AFJN Women’s Empowerment Project – Tanzania In-Person Workshops
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP) was hard at works this past week Tanzania. After a year of online workshops, AFJN’s WEP Program Coordinator Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SNDdeN was back on the continent working along side Sr. Adorata Kapinga, OSB, the Executive Secretary for the Tanzanian Association of Catholic Sisters (TCAS), coordinating the religious sisters Education and Advocacy Workshops. AFJN Board Member, Fr. Barthelemy Bazemo M.Afr. and former AFJN Executive Director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP also presented during these workshops.
AFJN Welcomes Award Winning Journalist, Patrick Egwu, as an AFJN Senior Fellow
AFJN Welcomes Award Winning Journalist, Patrick Egwu, as an AFJN Senior Fellow. Patrick Egwu is an award-winning freelance investigative journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa where he is currently an Open Society Foundation fellow on Investigative Reporting at the University of the Witwatersrand. Patrick has covered the work of AFJN on the continent of Africa, with a special focus on AFJN’s Women’s Empowerment Project.
AFJN Jobs: Executive Director
The Africa Faith and Justice Network is now accepting applications for the Executive Director Position.
List of Female Africa Presidents – Updated July 2021
July 14, 2021Updated by Jared Watkins Who is the first female President in Africa? How many female…
Beyond Violence, Hope in South Africa’s Riots
July 28, 2021By Josh SchlichtEdited by Jacques Bahati “A coordinated and well planned attack on our democracy”….
AFJN’s ACT Project July 2021 Report
The Africa Faith and Justice Network just released our July 2021 Report on our efforts in Ghana as part of the African Church Together (ACT) to Fight Against Corruption Project. Read the full report here:
African Couple Takes Action to Improve Education Access
July 14, 2021By: Jared Watkins, AFJN Intern Zimbabwean couple Strive and Tsitsi began a foundation in Zimbabwe…
Cameroon’s Film Industry Bolstered by Netflix Deal
By: Josh Schlicht, AFJN InternJuly 1, 2021 Cameroonians are celebrating this month as two domestically produced films…
Juneteenth 2021 – A US Federal Holiday
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest celebration of emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States. Beginning in Galveston Texas, it is now celebrated every year on June 19th. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a federal law making it a federal holiday. Unfortunately slavery is still taking place in different forms: compelled service, oppression, involuntary servitude, debt bondage, forced labor, and human trafficking.
