AFJN News, Articles, and Information
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...
On April 2, 2018, Easter Monday, South Africa received the sad news that Ms. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away. A ten-day mourning period was declared by the government and her burial was on April 14. I attended one of the many memorial services held in her honor...
The political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen. The constant expansion of ungoverned space has resulted in widespread violence carried out with impunity, notably in the provinces of Tanganyika, Ituri, Kasai, North Kivu,...