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Invitation Sign on (à Signer): Letter to Pope Francis/ Lettre au Pape François Avant son voyage Reportée en Afrique

Votre Sainteté, nous vous prions de mentionner ces problèmes dans votre message aux citoyens des pays hôtes, aux dirigeants politiques africains et à toutes les personnes de bonne volonté dans le monde. Faites savoir aux personnes affectées que nous ne sommes pas indifférents à leur souffrance et que nous ne souhaitons pas être complices par notre silence.

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Press Statement on Owo town, Nigeria Church Massacre

Press Statement on Owo town, Nigeria Church Massacre

Washington, DC – On June 5, 2022, Pentecost Sunday, gunmen armed with explosives opened fire in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo town killing at least 50 people and wounding many more. Ondo State is largely known as one of the more peaceful states in Nigeria. In response to the massacre, the Catholic Diocese of Ondo’s Directorate of Social Communications issued a press release calling for “peace and normalcy to return.”

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AFJN Signs: Africa People’s Summit Joint Declaration

“Whatever is done for Africa without the African people is not for Africa.”A joint declaration of Social Movements and Peasant farmers, Faith-Based Organizations and CSO delivered at the “African People’s Summit” ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit, demanding more space for CSO and measures to guarantee land justice and agroecology.

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Global COVID Response: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

Global COVID Response: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

The Africa Faith and Justice Network invites you to “Global COVID Response: Lessons Learned and Next Steps” a free, cosponsored online event on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (EST US and Canada). This event will showcase the U.S. grassroots and faith-based organizing around the Global COVID Response Campaign for International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a financial resource that may particularly help lower-income countrie

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