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Welcome to our Fall 2018 Intern, Amie Culver
Amie graduated in December 2018, with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at Oral Roberts University. Her…
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…
Meet a Shining African woman entrepreneur
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu was born and raised in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. After graduating from college in 2005,…
Ethiopian Prime Minster Hailemariam Dessalegn resignation as a prime minster and Chairman of the ruling coalition
On January15, 2018, the Ethiopian Prime Minster Hailemariam Dessalgn announced that he submitted his resignation as Prime…
Message of the Catholic Bishops of South Sudan on the Occasion of the Holy Father’s Global Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and the World
23rd February 2018 “LET YOUR HEARTS BE TRANSFORMED” (Joel 2:13) (Downlad PDF) We, the Catholic Bishops…
Brief Profile of the Civil War in South Sudan
After independence from Britain on January 1, 1956, the southern Sudan region mostly black remained united with…
Of Course We Can, Absolutely
Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10am to 12 noon, women religious in Nigeria will hold a…
South Sudan: a People Trampled
Thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Six years after independence, the martyrdom of…
Gambian and Tanzanian Presidents Respect Presidential Term Limits
Many in Tanzania are currently calling to extend presidential term limits from five to seven years. However,…
Tell President Trump and the world that African nations are not what he said them to be
Instead of exchanging insults with President Trump, let us take the microphone from him and tell the…
Across Africa in Photographs, 2017
Every year the BBC compiles the best photos of the year featuring the African continent and her…
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Agriculture Policy 2017
In his message on the occasion of the state of the Nation address on February 21st, the…
Re: Request that you do rigorous due diligence to ensure your institution’s funds are not invested in land grabbing/ agro-colonialism in Africa.
Dear Chair of Board of Trustees This is an appeal regarding responsible investment and an opportunity for…
Albino Student Aces Exam and Opens the Eyes of Others
Fourteen year old Goldalyn Kadiya received top marks on the 2017 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam,…
Nigerians Become First Ever to Represent Country in Winter Olympics
Just recently the Nigerian female bobsled team qualified to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics, making them the…
Rare victory for rainforests as nations vow to stop ‘death by chocolate’
Up to 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced by 2 million farmers in a belt that…
Protect Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Peace Law Provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
In response to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13772 on Core Principles for Regulating the United States…
Coffee Industry Revives in DRC, Ghana
Due to ongoing conflict in the 1990s and 2000s, coffee, which was once the second biggest export…
Parliamentarians Fight to Resist Legalizing Lifetime Presidency in Uganda
The violence which broke out in Uganda’s parliament on September 26, 2017 calls for greater global solidarity…
Secondary School Now Free in Ghana
While primary education has been free in Ghana since 1995, the government recently moved to make public…
