The USAID Summit on Strategic Religious Engagement began in 2020. The event was originally to be held in Washington, DC in October and would have various types of engagement but due to COVID-19, it had to be moved online. The Africa Faith and Justice Network was able...
Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, PhDExecutive DirectorAfrica Faith and Justice Network Aniedi Okure is a Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Preachers (OP). Since 2011, he has served as the Executive Director of Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN). Under his...
Mariah Omer is a candidate in the MA: Theology and Peace Studies program at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. She is completing a first year of study and is expecting to graduate in May 2021. Omer previously earned a Bachelor of Law from...
To prevent and stop the global economy from further collapsing, as was the case in 2008, to protect further losses of U.S. jobs, and to save lives the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is asking the Senate to support the issuance of Special...
Iman is a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she majors in international social justice studies and minors in political science. She is also studying Arabic as her language of choice. In the local community, she serves as a youth mentor for...
On September 17, Africa Faith and Justice Network was one of 17 faith based organization which sent the letter below urging Senators to act on a global response to COVID-19 to save lives, protect the global economy and jobs in the US and abroad. We are calling on...
AFJN is no longer accepting applications for this position. The African Faith & Justice Network (AFJN), a Catholic education and advocacy network based in Washington DC, seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the network’s growing impact in Africa and the...
“Blessed are they who die in the Lord; they will rest in peace for their good deeds will accompany them.” - Revelations 14:13 On August 27, 2020 the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) said goodbye to Lucy Huffman, a dear friend passionately dedicated to the...
On August 27, 2020, AFJN Executive Director Rev. Aniedi Okure OP, was quoted in Maria Benevento's article "Filling vital US ministry roles, foreign-born priests need deliberate support to thrive" in National Catholic Reporter. Rev. Okure highlighted areas where...
On August 22, 2020, Ellen Teague referenced an AFJN publication in her article "Remembering the Salve Trade and its modern forms" for independent catholic news. In the section "Slavery and Africa" Teague writes: "According to 'Feast to Famine: The Course of Africa's...
On August 14th, 2020, the AFJN Exe. Dir. Aniedi Okure was questioned on his thoughts regarding the controversy of Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate in the article "'Left-wing anti-Catholic' - Catholics about a candidate for US...
On August 13th, 2020, the AFJN Exe. Dir. Aniedi Okure was questioned on his thoughts regarding the controversy of Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate in the article "Black Catholics Laud Harris Pick; Others Scrutinize Past Record"...