AFJN News, Articles, and Information
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,...
Amie graduated in December 2018, with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at Oral Roberts University. Her interest in civic involvement has developed from a young age. For many years she had volunteered through programs like Feed The City, and interned...
Fr Luigi Zanotto, a Comboni Missionary, died in late March. Fr. Luigi was a zealous missionary who brought to his passion for justice and right relationships to both his pastoral ministry at St. Lucy’s Parish in Newark New Jersey as well as at the UN as the...
Dr. John Pombe Magufuli became president of the republic of Tanzania on November 5th, 2015 after securing 58 percent of votes. Since he took the office of the president, many agree that he kept his promise of fighting poverty, corruption and healthcare problems facing...
Sr Elianna Baldi is a Comboni Missionary and the Coordinator of the AEFJN antenna in the Republic of Central Africa. She participated in the land grabbing conference in Côte d’Ivoire in November 2017 (Photo above). At the end of the conference, she took the battle...
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu was born and raised in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. After graduating from college in 2005, Betelhem founded “SoleRebels”, a footwear Company. After five years of its establishment, the company became the fastest growing African footwear brand. It is...
Dear Friends, Your outstanding support for the Africa Faith & Justice Network propelled us to new frontiers in Africa and in the United States. Our advocacy in Washington, education programs and outreach through the media grew stronger. Many young Americans...