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In the News: CALAR Declaration

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 2, 2020

The CALAR A...

ORAÇÃO PELA RENOVAÇÃO DE ÁFRICA: ACÇÃO DE GRAÇAS, PERDÃO E COMPROMISSO

by Lydia Andrews | Jun 1, 2020

Acção de Graças...

Pope Francis call for prayer and fasting for South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

by Jacques Bahati | Feb 19, 2018

On Friday, February 23,...

Slave auction in Libya is ongoing

by Jacques Bahati | Feb 8, 2018

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.

Africa advocates head to Congress re Congo atrocities

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Feb 1, 2011

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Educate and Advocate: 2010 Conference follow-up!

by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Apr 19, 2010

Last weekend, AFJN hosted its 2010 annual meeting and conference, entitled “Justice in Africa: On Whose Terms” featuring Fr. Peter Henriot, S.J. as a keynote. Nearly 150 individuals – missionaries, students, activists, scholars, and more – from across the U.S. and from several African nations, all gathered in Rosslyn, VA to share and learn from one another.

World Food Day: A Time to Listen

by AFJN Intern | Oct 16, 2009

October 16 is World Food Day at the UN, and this year focus is how to achieve food security in times of crisis. This is a timely topic on the heels of last year’s food price crisis, the recent financial crisis, and the ongoing and accelerating climate crisis – this year, the global financial crisis has pushed over 1 billion people into hunger, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s latest annual report. Africa in particular feels the pangs of such a global crisis, where around 30 percent of the total population is estimated to be suffering from chronic hunger and malnutrition.

Impact of Small Arms Proliferation on Africa

by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Jun 2, 2009

The persistence and the complication of wars in Africa are partially due to small arms proliferation. The consequences of small arms on African people due to international conflicts within Africa, rebel group activities, mercenary groups, and armed gang activities have yet to be fully measured. The International Action Network on Small Arms, Saferworld, and Oxfam International put it in perspective when they reported that armed conflict cost Africa $18 billion each year and about US$300 billion between 1990-2005.