AFJN News, Articles, and Information
Tell a friend to tell a friend that “Backroom Bullying the Role of The US Government in the Herakles Farms’ Land Grabbing in Cameroon” is a must read. This report by Oakland Institute, one of the toughest advocates against land grabbing globally, examines cables...
From September 13-15, 2016 at St. Gasper Conference Centre Dodoma Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director spoke to a gathering of 82 leaders representing faith based organizations, civil society group, and government agencies about the need to reevaluate, prevent...
UN policies must benefit Africa
On September 14, 2016, Sr. Eucharia Madueke wrote "That they may be one: Diversity within the communities of Catholic sisters in Nigeria" for Gobal Sisters Report. In the article she talks about the work of AFJN sisters in Nigeria. Read the full article here:...
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...