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The International Children’s Peace Prize Winner: Divina Maloum
February 16, 2021 By Mariah Omer, AFJN Student Intern Divina Maloum is a young Cameroonian peace and social advocate. She is a winner of the fifteenth International Children’s Peace Prize, of 2019. Maloum was awarded for her efforts in “Promoting children’s rights by visiting the school to warn students against joining armed groups, such as Boko…
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AFJN Signs Open Letter to G20 Finance Ministers and the IMF
AFJN was mentioned in an article by Latindadd titled “Civil Society Organizations Call for Quick Special Drawing Rights Allocation”.
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International Day of Prayer and Awareness with the AFJN’s Women’s Empowerment Project!
Join AFJN’s Women’s Empowerment Project as we pray and learn from religious sisters in Africa about the realities of human trafficking.
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Africa Faith and Justice Network 2020 End of Year Report: Activities and Highlights
Read the End of Year Report and learn how the Africa Faith and Justice Network managed to further in our mission even amid the COVID Pandemic.
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Press Statement: Biden Administration Must Consider Global Impact of Decisions
Washington, DC – Today President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
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AFJN featured in Catholic Herald on Nigeria
On January 19, 2021, the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network was in Valentine Iwenwanne’s article “Christians in Nigeria keep the faith amidst lingering insurgency and persecution” featured in Catholic Herald.
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Press Statement: Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Have a Global Response to Covid-19
On Thursday, a coalition of dozens of organizations, including the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), sent a letter to President-Elect Joseph Biden urging him to support a global response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Coalition Letter to President-Elect Joseph Biden for a Global Strategy to COVID-19 Pandemic
As groups that work on international humanitarian, development and labor issues, we were heartened to hear you announce that, as part of the future administration’s COVID19 response efforts, you are committed to strengthening U.S. global leadership to fight the pandemic.
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Rev. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, SMA, AFJN Executive Director
Rev. Fr. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, a member of the Society of African Missions (SMA), was appointed Executive Director to the Africa Faith and Justice Network in January 2021.
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Press Release: The Africa Faith and Justice Network Welcomes New Executive Director, Rev. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, SMA
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) has appointed Rev. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, SMA as the new Executive Director. Rev. Nelson is a priest and member of the Society of African Missions (SMA) who has worked extensively among Catholic religious in Africa and in the United States on issues of justice.
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US Democracy Promotion in Africa Post January 6th Riots – Video Premiere
Join AFJN as we premiere our video on YouTube “January 6 Riot in Washington DC: Impact on US Reputation and on Democracy Promotion in Africa” featuring: Rev. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, Mr. Milton Allimadi, and Mr. Florindo Chivucute.
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AFJN mentioned in Dire.it interview with former AFJN Exe. Director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP
On January 8, 2021, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned in an interview with Vincenzo Giardina and former AFJN executive director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP. The full article “Usa, Frà Okure: “Quanti pastori accecati dal prestigiatore Trump” featured in Dire.it can be found here:
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It’s not too late to donate to AFJN in 2020!
There is still time to make an end-of-year donation to support the work of AFJN!
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AFJN’s Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP on new roles in Ordo Praedicatorum
On December 30, 2020, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP was featured in Pietro Scala’s “NEW GENERAL PROMOTER FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE” in Ordo Praedicatorum on his new positions for the Dominicans. Read the full article here: https://www.op.org/op-official-2020/new-general-promoter-for-justice-and-peace/
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No Nation is Safe if COVID-19 is in Any Other Country – We Must Act as One (Video Premiere)
With a better understanding of the transmission of the the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we know that no nation is safe if it remains anywhere in the world.
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A Call To Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
By Iman Mekonen Edited by Ntama Bahati The ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has displaced many people into neighboring countries. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least 45,000 Ethiopian — mostly Tigrayans — have fled to neighboring Sudan. Communication has been blocked off within the country, and for this reason there is little…
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DRC President Speech Analysed by Mr. Emmanuel Sekiyoba – Video Premiere
Join AFJN as we premiere our video “DRC President Speech Analysed by Mr. Emmanuel Sekiyoba and Bahati Jacques.” They will discuss the Presidents November 6th speech and what is needed for the reforms mentioned to take place – It requires action from all
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Is Foreign Aid to Africa Relevant?
Have you seen a country developed by foreign aid? An African proverb says:”the receiving hand is always under”. For many years, Africa has been receiving aid from developed countries for relief from the consequences of bad governance, nepotism, tyranny, corruption. Donors have transferred a lot of money to subside governments’ expenses and to stimulate economic…
