AFJN News, Articles, and Information
Part of our approach in fighting against land grabbing in Ghana has been to reach out to traditional leaders who then summon people in their jurisdictions to attend awareness town hall meetings held in their localities. The impact has been positive in every community...
Bahati Jacques, AFJN Policy Analyst on WPFW's Africa Now program to discuss Land Grab in Africa and Cameroon in general.
According to the World Health Organization, in 2014 an estimated 140,000 children worldwide died from tuberculosis (TB), and nearly one million children contract the infectious disease per year. Cases of TB in Africa are higher than any other continent. Until...
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:...