AFJN in the News
Topics and Guests: Since November 6 government leaders and officials, environmental activists, other civic society activists and others have been gathering at the annual United Nations (UN) climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. UN Climate Change Conference is the 27th annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the 1992 UN climate agreement. COP27 is being held in Africa at a time the effects of climate change are all too visible to see—from the disastrous floods in Nigeria to the drought in the Horn of Africa.
Busiswa Dlamini is frustrated at the slow pace as her country confronts the effects of climate change. The Christian activist from Eswatini, the semi-arid southern African kingdom previously known as Swaziland, says as a young person, it is difficult to come up with solutions in the face of a system designed to continue the status quo.
The Oct. 26-28 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation global convening was an affirmation of achievements and a challenge, complete with instructive sessions, on how to continue to develop and reach goals for the more than 110 participants, mostly Catholic sisters, from 16 countries.
Votre Sainteté, nous vous prions de mentionner ces problèmes dans votre message aux citoyens des pays hôtes, aux dirigeants politiques africains et à toutes les personnes de bonne volonté dans le monde. Faites savoir aux personnes affectées que nous ne sommes pas indifférents à leur souffrance et que nous ne souhaitons pas être complices par notre silence.
On July, 30th, 2021, the Church of the Brethren published an article titled “Letter encourages equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines”. AFJN is listed as one of numerous organizations that signed…
— Uyo, Nigeria — On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in October 2012, a posh black Sport-Utility Vehicle pulled up in front of Mercy Akan’s aunt’s provision shop in Oron, a coastal city and the third largest city in Akwa Ibom.
On July 29th, 2021, The Global Sisters Report published an article titled “Warning girls about the tactics of human traffickers” by Teresa Anyabuike.
The Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Women’s Empowerment Project with the Africa Faith and Justice Network – Nigeria workshops on human trafficking and child labor was featured on Catholic Television of Nigeria Catholic Daily News/ Africa on June 16, 2021.
On May 20th, 2021, the National Catholic Reporter’s Global Sisters Report published an article titled, “Sisters fight Nigeria trafficking with networking, advocacy and collaboration” by Patrick Egwu.
On March 23rd, 2021, the Human Rights Watch featured an article titled “The Need for a US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region”.
On March 23rd, 2021, the Human Rights Watch published an article titled “Need to appoint a US special envoy for the Great Lakes. Joint Letter to United States Secretary of State”.
On March 23rd, 2021, allAfrica published a press release titled “Central Africa: The Need for a US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region” written by The Human Rights Watch.
AFJN was mentioned in an article by Latindadd titled “Civil Society Organizations Call for Quick Special Drawing Rights Allocation”.
On January 19, 2021, the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network was in Valentine Iwenwanne’s article “Christians in Nigeria keep the faith amidst lingering insurgency and persecution” featured in Catholic Herald.
On January 8, 2021, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in an interview with Vincenzo Giardina and former AFJN executive director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP. The full article…
On December 30, 2020, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP was featured in Pietro Scala’s “NEW GENERAL PROMOTER FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE” in Ordo Praedicatorum on…
On October, 26, 2020, Timileyin Omilana notes the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s (AFJN) position that “the persistence and the complication of wars in Africa are partially due to small arms proliferation” in the article “How proliferation of small arms is enhancing violence in Nigeria, says report” published in The Guardian Nigeria News. Read the full article here.
On October 23 2020, Patrick Egwu’s article “Nigerian Catholics stand with anti-police brutality demonstrators” in The Catholic World Report quotes Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Exe. Dir. Rev. Okure says ““Nigerian…
On October 23, 2020, Patrick Egwu’s article “Nigeria’s Catholic leaders call for an end to crackdown on #EndSARS protestors” in America quotes Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director. In the…
On August 27, 2020, AFJN Executive Director Rev. Aniedi Okure OP, was quoted in Maria Benevento’s article “Filling vital US ministry roles, foreign-born priests need deliberate support to thrive” in National Catholic Reporter.
