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Comboni Missionaries highlight AFJN’s work on children’s rights in Nigeria
The Comboni Missionaries, an AFJN Organizational Members, featured a story about our work on child protection in…
AFJN photo of Ethiopian entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahum Alemu of sole Rebels featured in WeeTracker
On April 13th, 2020, Nzekwe Henry published an article in WeeTracker titled “The Untold Story Behind The Lucrative Footwear Brand Nicknamed The “Nike Of Africa”.
AFJN mentioned in Business Wire/Conrad N. Hilton Foundation press release
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that 15 grants were approved, totaling more than $32 million during the fourth quarter of 2019.
AFJN featured in ACI Africa on Nuns in Nigeria against human trafficking
On January 17th, 2020, ACI Africa published an article titled “Nuns in Nigeria Commended for Fight against Human Trafficking at Ongoing Conference” by Agnes Aineah.
AFJN mentioned in Monitor on human trafficking in Uganda
The Association of the Religious in Uganda (ARU), Fort Portal Diocese in partnership with Africa Faith and Justice Network Uganda (AFJN) have kicked off a campaign to curb human trafficking.
AFJN mentioned in The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative ‘A CASE STUDY Catholic Sisters in Nigeria’.
On September 13th, 2019, The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation published ‘A CASE STUDY Catholic Sisters in Nigeria’ by the Catholic Sisters initiative.
Sr. Eucharia Madueke of AFJN publishes report on damages of land grabbing in Brewaniase Ghana
On August 23rd, 2019, Sr. Eucharia Madueke published “Africa Faith and Justice Network and the Damages of Land Grabbing: The Case of the Brewaniase Community, Ghana” in The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, 58-74.
AFJN featured in Global Sisters Report on human trafficking in Uganda
“We are tired,” “This is too much,” “I am angry”: These were some of the comments sisters in Uganda made, after study and reflection on how the social teachings of the Catholic Church parallel to social issues affecting Uganda.
AFJN’s Sr. Eucharia Madueke mentioned in Global Sisters Report
During a recent Global Sisters Report planning forum in Kansas City, Missouri, we stood in circle and tossed around a GSR stress ball while sharing a word or a phrase about what being part of this unique publication means to us. Words like “rewarding,” “grateful” and “inspiring” came up.
AFJN’s Exec. Director, Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, featured by News Agency of Nigeria
A cleric, Rev. Fr. Aniedi Okure, says every corrupt public official must be treated as a thief to get Africa to work.
AFJN’s Exe. Director Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP featured in the Voice of America
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an American civil rights icon, but his influence traveled far from the shores of the U.S. From Australia to Germany to Niger, boulevards and streets bear his name, illustrating how he inspired others, especially in Africa.
AFJN’s Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP mentioned in The Catholic Sun
In its infancy, many of the parishes in the Phoenix Diocese were founded by priests from Ireland who left their native land to serve in the Southwest.
AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati on RD Congo in Africa Revista
La crisi politica nella Repubblica democratica del Congo è davvero una bomba a orologeria. La diagnosi più credibile è che i molti mali che distruggono il Paese derivano da una cattiva governance.
AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati publishes analysis on DRC
On August 6th, 2021, Africavista published an article titled “Rd Congo, a time bomb” by AFJN’s policy Analyst Jacques Bahati.
AFJN’s Jacquest Bahati’s article in Africa Revista on the Kivu Month of Blood
La crisi politica nella Repubblica democratica del Congo continua a peggiorare.
AFJN joins with women religious in Nigeria for Day of Prayer and Fasting
On Feb 18th, 2018 the Crux published an article “Women religious in Nigeria hold National Day of Prayer and Fasting”.
AFJN’s joint report featured in Crux on Land Grabbing and Ghana
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Land is a contentious issue in Africa, and the problem of international firms, governments and sometimes even individuals acquiring large areas of land has been causing controversy across the continent, especially since the worldwide spike in food prices in 2008.
AFJN’s Sr. Eucharia Madueke’s Global Sisters Report on Women Porters in Ghana
Fou, a young female “head porter” (kayayoo in the local language) spoke with a group of women religious of Ghana being trained in advocacy.
AFJN featured in CIDSE on land grabbing conference in Abidjan
On November 22nd, 2017, the Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE) published an article featuring AFJN titled “Accaparement de Terres en Afrique Francophone: Identifier et Renforcer des Solutions Endogènes”.
AFJN’s Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati quoted in New York Amsterdam News on the resignation of the Zimbabwe President
On November 21st, 2017, the New York Amsterdam News published an article titled “Zimbabwe President Comrade Robert Mugabe resigns” by Aeed Shabaz.
