On June 4, 2018, AFJN's Jacques Bahati wrote "Rd Congo, a time bomb" for Africa Revista. Read the full article here: https://www.africarivista.it/jacques-bahati-rd-congo-una-bomba-a-orologeria/124438/
On August 6th, 2021, Africavista published an article titled "Rd Congo, a time bomb" by AFJN's policy Analyst Jacques Bahati. The article is an analysis on current political issues within the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Fr. Jim Noonon, Maryknoll Missionary from Vermont, died yesterday, May 7th, at the age of 83, from cancer. He was an extraordinary character -- decent, empathetic, funny, humble, intelligent and strong. He served as the superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers &...
AFJN’s Executive Director Aniedi Okure was on Voice of America's Straight Talk Africa on May 2, 2018. To listen to the simulcast click here.
On April 21, 2018, AFJN's Jacques Bahati wrote "Kivu (Rd Congo), ancora un mese di sangue e terrore" for Africa Revista. Read the full article here: https://www.africarivista.it/kivu-rd-congo-un-altro-mese-di-sangue-e-terrore/122016/
On April 21st, 2018, Africarivista published an article titled "Kivu (DR Congo), one more month of blood and terror" by AFJN's policy analyst Jacques Bahati. The article describes the violence occurring within the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Fr Luigi Zanotto, a Comboni Missionary, died in late March. Fr. Luigi was a zealous missionary who brought to his passion for justice and right relationships to both his pastoral ministry at St. Lucy’s Parish in Newark New Jersey as well as at the UN as the...
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe a day of prayer in solidarity with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. The Pope’s concern is the endless suffering which stems from one...
On Feb 18th, 2018 the Crux published an article "Women religious in Nigeria hold National Day of Prayer and Fasting". AFJN and the Nigerian Conference of Women Religious facilitated this event on February 14th, 2018 in light of violence in Nigeria.
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...
On February 6, 2018, Teresa Anyabuike's article "Advocacy on human trafficking" in Global Sisters Report highlighted the Africa Faith and Justice Network - Nigeria's events against human trafficking on the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human...
On January 1, 2018, Ngala Killian Chimtom's article "Church in Ghana asks for action against “land grabbing”" for Crux featured "Last year, Caritas – in partnership with the Center for Indigenous Knowledge on Development and the Africa Faith and Justice Network and...