Every year the BBC compiles the best photos of the year featuring the African continent and her peoples. These beautiful pictures showcase the reality of Africa in 2017. View the year in photographs here.
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...
On December 18, 2017, Sr. Eucharia Madueke wrote "Advocating for porters in Ghana" for Global Sisters Report. In it she talks about the plight of young women and children porters in Ghana. To read the full article click here:...
Fourteen year old Goldalyn Kadiya received top marks on the 2017 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam, the highest in the nation. With such a high score, she automatically receives a coveted placement into one of Kenya’s secondary schools. However, Goldalyn’s...
Just recently the Nigerian female bobsled team qualified to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics, making them the first ever Nigerian athletes (male or female) to represent their country at the Winter Games. Former track stars, these three women – Seun Adigun, Ngozi...
On November 22nd, 2017, the Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE) published an article featuring AFJN titled "Accaparement de Terres en Afrique Francophone: Identifier et Renforcer des Solutions Endogènes". AFJN was an member of the...
On November 21st, 2017, the New York Amsterdam News published an article titled "Zimbabwe President Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns" by Aeed Shabaz. Covering the news that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, AFJN's Policy Analyst was quoted in the article...
On October 22, 2017, Emanuela Citterio wrote the article "TRA EUROPA E MISSIONI NON ESISTE UN "QUI" E UN "LÀ" for Famiglia Cristiana that talks about Father Daniele Moschetti doing advocacy during his visit to the US with the Africa Faith and Justice Network. To read...
Due to ongoing conflict in the 1990s and 2000s, coffee, which was once the second biggest export in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, suffered a drastic blow to its market. Donor funding in recent years however has contributed to rebuilding the coffee industry and...
While primary education has been free in Ghana since 1995, the government recently moved to make public high school free as well. Calling it a “necessary investment in the nation's future workforce,” free high school was a major campaign promise of President Nana...
Instilling a positive self image from childhood is a way to liberate the mind as children grow into productive members of society. This is especially true for the African child who’s future is mired with numerous social and economic challenges. With its motto...
Nigerian activist Rebecca Dali received the prestigious Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation award for her humanitarian work with those abducted by Boko Haram militants. She accepted the award on August 19, 2017, at the UN European headquarters in Geneva. Dali’s...
