AFJN News, Articles, and Information
After I attended the “National Conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Biosafety Act and GMOs - Implications for Nigerians and Africa” organized by AFJN in collaboration with other Nigerian NGOs in Abuja, May 24−26, 2016, I was moved to action, particularly after...
On September 13th, 2016, the Human Rights Watch published an article called "Coalition of NGO, Diaspora Groups Support Ethiopia Human Rights Resolution" that features AFJN support. Read the article here:...
On August 30, 2016, Rose Gamble wrote an article on the Africa Faith and Justice Network and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development in Ghana. The report called "Catholic church in Ghana exposes land injustices" was published in The Tablet....
The recent government clashes with peaceful and unarmed protesters in Ethiopia, where security forces have killed, jailed, detained, tortured, restricted access to information and kidnapped people from their homes and taken them to unknown locations, highlights once...
Unmasking Land Grabbing In Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; Paving Way for Sustainable Development Goals (Download the PDF file here) With all protocol observed, I begin by thanking the organizers of this gathering and all of you for being here and for your willingness...
ABSTRACT (Full report here) ‘Our land is sacred, our land is our life, our land is not for sale. God forbid that we betray this trust and turn Africa land into commodity for sale’[1]. These words are the opening commitment statement of over 150 participants at a...
The National Catholic Secretariat, Accra, Ghana- A National Forum on Land Grabbing is taking place in Accra, Ghana from August 23- 24, 2016 on the theme: Unmasking Land Grabbing in Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; paving the way for Sustainable Development Goals. The...
From May 23-25, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) and our coalition partners held a national conference on the theme Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law, GMOs, and Implications for Nigeria and Africa. AFJN Executive Director...
This page reflect some of AFJN's areas of focus on the African Continent namely Just Governance, Land grabbing, Food systems, Toxic Dumping, and Women's Empowerment.