AFJN News, Articles, and Information
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....
On May 22, 2018, two priests and 17 parishioners who were gunned down on April 24th during morning Mass at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in Mbalom were buried. The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, consequently, called on all dioceses in Nigeria to organize...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has some of the world’s most plentiful natural resources. It holds the world's second-largest river, has a benign climate and fertile land. Abundant deposits of copper, gold, diamonds, cobalt, uranium, coltan and oil are just...
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 &...
President Paul Kagame believes that to grow the garment industry in his country, his compatriots should wear clothes made in Rwanda. However, this cannot happen without doing something about the competing multibillion dollar second hand clothes market which comes from...
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.
Pastor Omot Agwa Okwoy, the leader of Mekane Yesus Church, is a human rights defender of indigenous people living in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. He also advocates for the establishment and protection of national parks in rural parts of the country. After two...
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...