AFJN News, Articles, and Information
Executive Director Position The African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), a Catholic education and advocacy network based in Washington DC, seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the network’s commitment to challenging the U.S. Congress to enact just policies...
The Central African nation of Gabon has received $17 million for meeting established goals for forest conservation. The payment comes from an agreement with the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), which is a partnership between African and European nations to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 30, 2021 Washington DC - Today, on this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the world acknowledges the millions of people who are being trafficked around the globe. According to the United Nations’ “Global Report on Trafficking in...
On July, 30th, 2021, the Church of the Brethren published an article titled "Letter encourages equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines". AFJN is listed as one of numerous organizations that signed a letter advocating for improved COVID-19 vaccine access by the U.S.A....
On July 29, 2021, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned and former AFJN executive director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, was quoted in Valentine Iwenwanne's article "Nigeria: Stories of modern-day slavery (and the under-funded fight to end it)", featured in...
On July 29th, 2021, The Global Sisters Report published an article titled "Warning girls about the tactics of human traffickers" by Teresa Anyabuike. AFJN-Nigeria had an event at Government Girls Science Secondary School of Kuje, Abuja, Nigeria that educated young...
July 14, 2021Updated by Jared Watkins Who is the first female President in Africa? How many female Presidents has Africa had so far? This is one of many unknown great stories of African women. In fact, the narrative we hear often is negative, portraying African...
July 28, 2021By Josh SchlichtEdited by Jacques Bahati “A coordinated and well planned attack on our democracy”. These were the words used by President Cyril Ramaphosa to describe the recent deadly unrest in South Africa. The violence broke out following the arrest of...
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is cosponsoring the "Interfaith Vigil for Global COVID-19 Vaccine Access" on Tuesday, July 20 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm (EDT US and Canada) on the National Mall in Washington, DC. AFJN's Policy Analyst, Ntama Bahati, will be...