On May 25, 2021, at 2:00 am ET (US and Canada; 9:00 am Kenya) the Africa Faith and Justice Network premiered a video sponsored by the Coalition for Africa's Liberation and Restoration in honor of the 1-Year Anniversary of CALAR's "A Declaration: Africa Remember Who...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 25, 2021 Washington DC - On February 23, 2021, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria issued We Must Pull back from the Brink of Collapse, a letter to the “People of Goodwill in Nigeria.” The Bishops acknowledged the ongoing crisis...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 17, 2021 Washington DC - The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) voted to appoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from Nigeria, as Director-General beginning March 1, 2021. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is both the first...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2021 Washington, DC - Today President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. The empty National Mall, absent inaugural crowds, was a sober reminder of the January 6th Capitol riot. It was fitting...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 15, 2021 Washington, DC - On Thursday, a coalition of dozens of organizations, including the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), sent a letter to President-Elect Joseph Biden urging him to support a global response to the Covid-19...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 15, 2021For phone and virtual interviews contactLydia Andrews, Communications Managerlydia@afjn.org | 847-772-2305 Washington, DC - The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) has appointed Rev. Nelson Adjei-Bediako, SMA as the new...
The Africa Faith and Justice Network was one of several organizations calling on Congress to pass an amendment allocating trillions of additional dollars in relief to crisis-hit developing countries. Read the Press Release below: For Immediate ReleaseAugust 3, 2020...
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE10 Juillet 2020Pour des entretiens téléphoniques et virtuels, contactezLydia Andrews, directrice des communicationslydia@afjn.org | 847-772-2305 Washington, DC – ( Read in English) Jeudi 9 Juillet 2020, des milliers de citoyens de la République...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2020For phone and virtual interviews contactLydia Andrews, Communications Managerlydia@afjn.org | 847-772-2305 Washington, DC - (Lire En Français) On Thursday July 9, thousands of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens took to the...
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATELe 26 Juin 2020 Washington, DC - (English Version) Un projet de loi sur la réforme judiciaire en cours d'examen au Parlement de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) tente de saper l'autonomie du pouvoir judiciaire. S'il est adopté, le...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 26, 2020 Washington, DC - (En Francais) A judiciary reform bill being considered in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Parliament is attempting to undermine the Judiciary's autonomy. If passed, the Judiciary will be answerable to...