AFJN News, Articles, and Information
From September 4-10th, Pope Francis traveled to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius to encourage African people to live by the Gospel. Africa has become and will continue to be one of the pillars of the Catholic church. According to The Washington Post,...
On September 12, 2019, the Africa Faith and Justice Network was mentioned by Valentine Iwenwanne in an article published in Global Sisters Report entitled "Nuns try to fight lure of Europe by offering programs for young Nigerians". Read the full article here:...
On September 13th, 2019, The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation published 'A CASE STUDY Catholic Sisters in Nigeria' by the Catholic Sisters initiative. AFJN is mentioned as a previous grant receiver from The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Read the report here:...
A project of the Africa Faith & Justice Network, Funded by Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities And the Dominican Sisters of Peace Authored Authored by Mr. Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst, Email: bahati@afjn.org Edited by Fr. Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director...
On September 9th, 2019, Mary Lilly Driciru published an article in the Global Sisters Report titled "Consecrated partner to fight trafficking". The report mentions a partnership with the Association of the Religious in Uganda (ARU) and the AFJN creating a workshop...
During his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week, the United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that, “he was looking to the Security Council for the renewal of MONUSCO [UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo] mandate and the...
The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe died this September 6th, 2019 in Singapore at the age of 95. He will be remembered for a lot of things, good and bad. We would like to remember him for his persistent call to reform the United Nations Security Council....
Ebony Tyson is a rising senior majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in which she recently interned for a volunteer management position for Bridging the Gaps Inc. that find solutions for...
On August 23rd, 2019, Sr. Eucharia Madueke published "Africa Faith and Justice Network and the Damages of Land Grabbing: The Case of the Brewaniase Community, Ghana" in The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, 58-74. Read the essay here:...
