AFJN News, Articles, and Information
On December 9, 2014, Michael Sean Winters wrote an article in National Catholic Reporter featuring the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in "AFJN: Making Government Responsive." Read the full article here:...
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Climate change is currently a big phenomenon affecting the entire world. If no action is taken to reverse the trend Africa will be most severely affected by the impact of climate change related disasters. Unlike more developed...
Read the story of Father Bernard Kenvi’s intervention to save Muslims despite threats to his life. “I thirst for peace in CAR,” he says. “I want to see people able to move around safely like in any other country. I want to see my Muslim brothers, who have lost...
Land grabbing threatens the livelihood of many communities in Africa. Saudi Arabian companies are among the many grabbing land in Africa. Under the umbrella of the King Abdullah Initiative for Saudi Investment Abroad, Saudi investors have acquired land in Africa with...
On October 31st the world has taken notice of an important historic event on the African continent: the people of the west African nation of Burkina Faso are free from one of Africa’s atrocious dictators. This liberation ends 28 years of oppression. An African proverb...
In October 2014, the Africa Faith and Justice Network published their book "Land Grabbing in Africa: Herakles Farms’ Failed Venture in Brewaniase, Ghana." To access a copy of the work click here:...
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press.The conventional path for improving healthcare is to build more hospitals and train more doctors. But could Africa speed up progress by 'hacking' its way to success? Governments, NGOs and businesses spend...
