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President of Tanzania Upholds Promise to Order an Audit of Mining Company
President John Magufuli upholds his presidential campaign platform promise to combat tax evasion as he orders an…
Reparations Granted to Victims of War Crimes in the DRC
In the midst of turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding the stalled presidential elections, people…
ECOWAS Upholds Presidential Term Limits in Gambia Leading to the Election of Adama Barrow
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with the support of the UN and the ECOMIG…
Welcome to our Spring 2017 Intern, Jacqueline Mullen
Jackie Mullen is a senior at The Catholic University of America, where she majors in International Relations. Having…
Interview with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Information Minister H.E. Lambert Mende Omalanga
During his recent visit to the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of information,…
Open letter on the role of US Embassy officials in a land grab deal in Cameroon
AFJN is one of many organizations which signed on a letter to Assistant Secretary of State for…
The Ghanaian-British Architect David Adjaye designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington
Born in Tanzania and raised in Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, and Great Britain, the distinguished and well respected…
African Scientists Receive World Food Prize for contributing to Nutritional Health
The renowned Scientists Drs. Robert Mwanga from Uganda and Dr. Maria Andrade from Cape Verde are among…
BBC Reports on TB drug for children
According to the World Health Organization, in 2014 an estimated 140,000 children worldwide died from tuberculosis (TB),…
Breaking New Horizons in Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
Conference Photo Gallery: Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
Uganda: Cleric Predicts “Bloody War” Over Africa’s Raw Resources & Scramble Over Land
“It is going to be a bloody war because there is no increase in land size, but…
Images: Conference on Just Governance, The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa
From May 23-25, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and our coalition partners…
Abuja Declaration on the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) in Nigeria
(Download the PDF version) At the conclusion of the conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law,…
Africa’s First Solar-powered Bus
May 2016. This month at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya introduced its ”Kayoola Solar…
Fighting Ebola with Garbage Bags
Rather than formal health systems, it was local ingenuity that was crucial in ending the recent Ebola…
We Have Increased in Number, But Has Our Land Increased in size?
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) team just concluded an unprecedented land grab prevention and awareness…
West Africa Advocacy Caravan for Land, Water and Seeds sovereignty
The Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles invites you to join the West African Caravan for…
A Keynote Address Biblical Perspective on Land with Laudato Si as the Background
God provides enough land space for all human beings when He tells them to “Increase, multiply and…
AFJN is hiring a Development Associate
Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) educates and advocates for a transformation of U.S. policies toward Africa….
