The most recent stories from all Focus Campaigns.
A statement issued by Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SABC) Justice and Peace Commission on September 12, 2019 denounced the epidemic of violence against women, and “expressed outraged by the high levels of... READ MORE
Pope Francis “urged an estimated 60,000 Mozambicans to continue on the path of post-civil war reconciliation.” According to The Straits Times, “he warned that progress in peace was not a given and that... READ MORE
During his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week, the United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that, “he was looking to the Security Council for the renewal of MONUSCO... READ MORE
The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe died this September 6th, 2019 in Singapore at the age of 95. He will be remembered for a lot of things, good and bad. We would... READ MORE
Kenya and Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia bordered by Ethiopia and Djibouti, are on the verge of diplomatic relations. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kenya has dispatched the envoy Philip Mundia Githiora... READ MORE
“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.” (Exodus 23:8) A project of the Africa Faith and... READ MORE
Banana is one of the fruits available every season and widely consumed in many homes in Europe, the United States and Asia. How I wish these bananas could tell the consumers the story... READ MORE
Kenya and Somalia are currently fighting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a specified area of 100,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean in which natural resources have been found. Both... READ MORE
On June 12, 2019 the Eritrean authorities ordered the seizure of all Catholic Church-managed health centers. As of July 9 2019, the Catholic News Agency reported that as many as 29 Catholic hospitals,... READ MORE
A day before World Refugee Day, which is celebrated on June 20th, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has announced that there are about 71,000,000 displaced people around the world. This astonishing number... READ MORE
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country. Recently, the disease has spread quickly, and, as of now, over 2000 people... READ MORE
Every year the United Nations Security Council renews the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in the DRC. In 1999, exactly 20 years ago, the UN Security Council established the United Nations Organization Mission... READ MORE
Mr. Akinwumi Adesina President, African Development Bank Avenue Joseph Anoma 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 Côte d’Ivoire Via email: CC: Ousmane Dore, Director of Central Africa Region Donatien Akoupo Kouassi, DRC Officer-in-Charge... READ MORE
Congolese citizens who work for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) organized on May 6 a two-day sit-in in all field offices and antenna across... READ MORE
Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to leaders of relevant congressional committees in the United states House of Representatives and the Senate urging them to hold a hearing and work with... READ MORE