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A Declaration: Africa, Remember Who You Are
Sign the Declaration! On May 25, 2020, Africa’s Liberation Day, the Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR), urged Africans on the continent and in the diasporas to wake up and claim their rights and dignity and protect their heritage from organized criminal agents. The released a Declaration calling on all to work to put an end to…
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AFJN featured in Misyjne.pl
Budowanie pokoju, rozwój, poszanowanie godności ludzkiej i wspólna walka z koronawirusem były tematami tegorocznego „Dnia Afryki”, podczas którego przedstawiciele polityki, biznesu, społeczeństwa obywatelskiego i Kościołów na kontynencie afrykańskim upamiętnili 25 maja założenie obecnej Unii Afrykańskiej, która powstała tego dnia w 1963 r.
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AFJN featured in ACI Afrique on reflecting about organized crime and Africa Day
On May 26th, 2020, ACI Afrique published an article titled “A l’occasion de la Journée de l’Afrique, les Africains ont été invités à “protéger leur patrimoine contre les agents du crime organis锑.
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CALAR – A Declaration: Africa Remember Who You Are
The Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration (CALAR) is a collaborative initiative of numerous groups on the continent and in the diasporas. We invite faith-based groups, civil society organizations, individuals and active groups who are ready to work to free Africa from the stranglehold that keeps Mama Africa’s children in poverty conditions and restore her…
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Event: African Liberation Day Commemoration and COVID-19 in Africa
Please join the Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA)* for a virtual celebration of African Liberation Day and briefing on COVID-19’s impact in Africa and the diaspora. When: May 26, 2020 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 PM, Eastern Time (US and Canada) Who: Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA) On May 25th, Africans on the continent and in the diaspora…
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Africa Renewal – A Declaration: Africa, Remember Who You Are – Prayer Event
Held on May 25, 2020. The event is now closed.
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Déclaration de la Coalition pour la Libération et le Renouveau de l’Afrique
25 mai, 2020 Salut et paix à vous ! Veuillez trouver ci-dessous la déclaration de la Coalition pour la libération et le Renouveau de l’Afrique (COLIRA), exhortant la diaspora et les Africains du continent, à l’occasion de la Journée de la libération de l’Afrique du 25 mai, à se réveiller et à réclamer leurs droits et…
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Prière pour le Renouveau de L’Afrique, Action de Grâces, Demande de Pardon et Engagement
Action de grâces Nous disons merci à Dieu notre Créateur pour les grâces abondantes répandues sur notre Mère Afrique et sur tous ses enfants : pour les terres fertiles et riches, pour les ressources minérales, pour la variété de la flore et de la faune, pour le climat tropical luxuriant. Nous disons merci pour l’inventivité des…
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Africa Renewal: A Prayer of Gratitude, Repentance and Commitment
Thanksgiving We give thanks to God our Creator for abundant blessings bestowed on Mama Africa and her children, rich fertile lands, mineral resources, diverse plants and animals, and lush tropical climate. We give thanks for the resourcefulness of Africans, for vibrant cultures and peoples. We thank God for the wisdom of our ancestors who recognized…
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Take Action! Stop Rent Increases During Covid-19
On May 8, 2020 the Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to Congress asking for a moratorium on rental increases since tenants are not able to shop around for affordable housing due to stay-at-home orders. Read more here. Join AFJN and email your federal and state representatives to ensure that renters will not…
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Letter to Congress: COVID-19 Moratorium on Rents Increase
On May 8, 2020 the Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to Congress asking for a moratorium on rental increases due to the economic burdens caused by COVID-19. In the letter, AFJN notes that the Stay-at-Home orders prevent tenants from being able to locate to “where rent is cheaper,” all rental offices are…
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In the News – AFJN Nigeria WEP Press Conference Coverage in Catholic Television of Nigeria
On May 7, 2026, Catholic Television of Nigeria covered the May 5th press conference on inclusive representation held by the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), AFJN-Nigeria, and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace. The broadcast featured talks by: Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SNDdeN, AFJN WEP Coordinator; Fr. Aniedi Okure, OP, AFJN WEP Consultant; and Ms….
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Africa Not Prepared to Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic
These are extraordinary times for humanity due to the historic global spread of the coronavirus. In Africa, health experts predict that the situation will get worse should containment measures put in place fail. Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is among many African political, religious and civil society leaders calling for global solidarity to help…
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AFJN-Nigeria mentioned in Global Sister Report on Anti-Trafficking Fight
Human trafficking involves a complex ring of agents — recruiters, transporters, airport and embassy officials — with false promises and enticing images of a life abroad.
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Comboni Missionaries highlight AFJN’s work on children’s rights in Nigeria
The Comboni Missionaries, an AFJN Organizational Members, featured a story about our work on child protection in Nigeria. In the article “Africa Faith and Justice Network: An international organization is working hard — so children don’t have to,” Ellen Baverman writes that while “Nigeria [has] adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
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United Nations Report Calls for $1 Trillion in Debt Cancelation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 24, 2020 Washington DC – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report released Thursday is calling for $1 Trillion in debt cancelation. The report “underlines the vital need for decisive action to provide substantive debt relief to developing countries to free up sorely needed resources to respond to the raging…
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Ebola Treatment in Clinical Trial Brings Hope
On April 19, Voice of America reported that in “BENI – An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week, the World Health Organization said on Sunday.” Mar 29, 2020, Andrew Pekosz, Professor of…
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COVID-19 Foreign Assistance Could End up in Personal Bank Accounts Without Due Diligence
On April 16, 2020, AFJN sent a letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, about concerns that COVID-19 funding might not be used in conjunction with good governance practices of transparency and accountability. Already too many US dollars going to Africa are not used for their intended purposes….
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International Monetary Fund Must Tie Debt Cancellation to Transparency Measures
By: Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst On April 13, 2020, in a press statement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its “Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust as part of the Fund’s response to help address the impact…
