Cameroon
Across Cameroon, thousands of children remain invisible in the eyes of the law—without birth certificates, they are effectively excluded from education, healthcare, and full participation in society. This report by…
On Friday, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s maiden visit to Africa, Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) sent a letter to The Supreme Pontiff (through the Apostolic Nuncio) urging His Holiness to highlight key areas of injustice impacting the region.
Read the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s 2054 End of Year Report: Activity Highlights and Updates
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In Cameroon, the absence of birth certificates sets countless lives on a precarious path, marked by struggles and hardships. This article delves into the harsh realities faced by families and…
Read the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s 2023 End of Year Report: Activity Highlights & Activities
On December 13, 2023, AFJN, in partnership with the Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Bafoussam and the Mayor of Foumbot Commune, launched the Strategic Monitoring Committee (SMC)…
The crisis at the US border with Mexico reveals that migrants are not only coming from Latin America. The number of Africans registered by Mexican authorities tripled over the first…
Banana is one of the fruits available every season and widely consumed in many homes in Europe, the United States and Asia. How I wish these bananas could tell the…
Read Part I of the series, “U.S. Military Presence and Activity in Africa: Sahel Region.” WEST AFRICA AFRICOM’s roles and objectives in the West Africa region are directly equivalent to those…
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing about the Crisis in the Republic of Cameroon on Wednesday, June 27.…
AFJN is one of many organizations which signed on a letter to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenField regarding the role of US Embassy officials in…
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…
As the United States buzzes with anticipation of the presidential primaries, everyone is wrapped in the whirlwind of debates, voting and sharing their views on social media. While we are…
Herakles Farms, a New York based agro-investment firm and its subsidiary SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) is once again in the spotlight. On May 29, 2015 it announced that it has abandoned all operations in Mundemba and Toko Subdivisions in the Ndian Province.
The ongoing massive lease of Africa’s most fertile land as a development approach risks the well-being of millions of people throughout Africa, especially traditional small farmers and pastoralists, who rely on the land as their sole means of survival. This is land grabbing in its worst form.
Herakles Farms, a US-based agribusiness, filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Nasako Besingi, a Cameroonian activist, in month/year for peacefully protesting against Herakles Farms’ grab of his ancestral land in…
We are aware of the signing on November 25, 2013 of the Cameroonian presidential decrees no. 2013/418, no. 2013/417 and no. 2013/416 which finally reduced the size and legalized Herakles…
We urge you to cancel the lawsuit Herakles Farms filed against Mr. Nasako Besingi, Managing Director of Struggle to Economize Future Environment (SEFE). Mr. Nasako, who you accuse of bad…
Land grabbing is a global issue involving large-scale leasing or buying of land in developing countries by trans- and multinational corporations, often without Proper Free, Prior and Informed Consent (PFPIC)…
