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AFJN Board Member Fr. Luigi Zanotto 1940-2018
Fr Luigi Zanotto, a Comboni Missionary, died in late March. Fr. Luigi was a zealous missionary who…
Annual Report: 2017 Activity Highlights & Updates
Dear Friends, Your outstanding support for the Africa Faith & Justice Network propelled us to new frontiers…
Pope Francis call for prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe…
AFJN joins with women religious in Nigeria for Day of Prayer and Fasting
On Feb 18th, 2018 the Crux published an article “Women religious in Nigeria hold National Day of Prayer and Fasting”.
Meet Ghana’s first female pilot, engineer and trainer
Patrecia Mawuli is raised in the rural village of Ghana where there is no electricity and water…
Nigerian Catholic Nuns held a Nationwide Day of Prayer on Ash Wednesday
[columns] [span4] We are thankful to CHANNELS TV for covering the event. To watch the video read…
Seychelles Named Most Improved Country for Climate and Energy Strategies
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) just ranked the small African nation of Seychelles as the most…
Slave auction in Libya is ongoing
On the Calendar of the liturgy of the Catholic Church we remember and celebrates today February 8th Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who as a child was sold by her kidnappers to Arab slave traders. Josephine Bakhita was born in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. As a slave she was sold many times including to the Italian Vice Consul, Callisto Legani in 1883 who later brought her to Italy. Like the migrants from Sub-Sahara Africa her journey to Italy took her through the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean.
AFJN-Nigeria International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking Event Featured in Global Sisters Report
On February 6, 2018, Teresa Anyabuike’s article “Advocacy on human trafficking” in Global Sisters Report highlighted the…
Story Out of Kenya Becomes Oscar Nominated Short Film
In December 2015, members of the terrorist group al-Shabaab stormed a bus in northeastern Kenya and demanded…
Kenyan Men Redefining Masculinity
A question many people worldwide have been asking as of late has been, “Is masculinity in crisis?”…
AFJN’s joint report featured in Crux on Land Grabbing and Ghana
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Land is a contentious issue in Africa, and the problem of international firms, governments and sometimes even individuals acquiring large areas of land has been causing controversy across the continent, especially since the worldwide spike in food prices in 2008.
South Sudan Council Of Churches’ Message: I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35)
In a world where migrants are becoming increasingly unwelcome almost everywhere and with the number of South…
AFJN’s Sr. Eucharia Madueke’s Global Sisters Report on Women Porters in Ghana
Fou, a young female “head porter” (kayayoo in the local language) spoke with a group of women religious of Ghana being trained in advocacy.
AFJN featured in CIDSE on land grabbing conference in Abidjan
On November 22nd, 2017, the Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE) published an article featuring AFJN titled “Accaparement de Terres en Afrique Francophone: Identifier et Renforcer des Solutions Endogènes”.
AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati quoted in New York Amsterdam News on the resignation of the Zimbabwe President
On November 21st, 2017, the New York Amsterdam News published an article titled “Zimbabwe President Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns” by Aeed Shabaz.
AFJN’s and Fr. Danielle Moschetti’s US Advocacy featured in Famiglia Cristiana
I missionari italiani sono poco più di 8 mila, rispetto ai 24 mila degli anni Novanta. Nel frattempo, però, crescono le giovani Chiese, in un mondo sempre più interdipendente.
Blind female Ethiopian lawyer wins global award for promoting disability rights
About 10% of the world’s population has a disabilities, of which 80% live in developing countries. The…
Female Parliamentarians in Sudan Setting Precedent
On the Sudanese Women Parliamentarians’ National Day, the first President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Dr. Gertrude…
