Land Grabbing
In the News: AFJN Community Dialogue Featured in The Calabash Newspaper
On October 17, 2025, the Africa Faith and Justice Network’s Just Governance Project was featured in James Tamba Lebbie’s article “Breaking Barriers: AFJN Facilitates Dialogue between FG Gold and Valunia Community” in The Calabash Newspaper.
Historic Community Engagement Meeting in Baomahun Brings Together FG Gold and Local Stakeholders in Sierra Leone.
A groundbreaking community engagement meeting was held in the mining community of Baomahun, Sierra Leone, on October 10, 2025, where FG Gold (a Gold Project that is set to be Sierra Leone’s first large scale commercial gold mine), and local stakeholders gathered to discuss several community concerns arising from the company’s mining activities and its alleged treatment of locals.
Community Voices and Corporate Accountability: After-Event Report on the Valunia Community Engagement Meeting in Sierra Leone
Community Voices and Corporate Accountability: After-Event Report on the Valunia Community Engagement Meeting in Sierra Leone
Documentary & Media Campaign: 10 Years of Action Against Land Grabbing in Ghana
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Continental Landgrabbing Conference—an initiative launched by AFJN in partnership with African and European allies—we have commissioned a documentary showcasing our work in Ghana, where AFJN actively implemented the Conference’s resolutions.
In the News: Sierra Leone Stakeholders Meeting Featured in Primer Media Group Ltd.
The Africa Faith and Justice Network Just Governance Project’s stakeholders meeting was featured in Matthew Bakarr’s “FG Gold Responds to Baomahun Community Concerns: CRSP Manager Highlights Progress and Commitment” article in Primer Media Group, Ltd.
Land Grabbing and Lost Livelihoods: The Case of the Weta Traditional Area of Ghana’s Volta Region
Land grabbing not only directly affects the livelihoods of rural communities but also diminishes the potential for…
AFJN Executive Director Addresses High-Level UN-ECOSOC Segment on the Land Grabbing in Africa
On July 17, 2024, Dr. Steven Nabieu Rogers, Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), had the privilege of addressing the ministerial plenary at the 2024 United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Segment in New York. The theme of the general debate was “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: delivering sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions.”
In the News: Dr. Steven Nabieu Rogers on AYV Sierra Leone
While recognizing that business is important to Sierra Leone’s growth, the “focus on policies [must be done] in such a way that […] natural resources” are protected keeping in mind that “[w]e cannot multiply this land […] so we have to make sure that we protect it, and that’s the main job that we do” said Dr. Rogers
AFJN Land Grabbing Advocacy Featured in My Joy Online
On September 5, 2023, My Joy Online published, “Some multinational firms engaged in land grabbing in Ghana under the guise of investment – NGO sounds alarm”, an article discussing the recent land grabbing advocacy awareness program AFJN held in Ghana. Read the article or listen
Event: Continuing Plunder! Brutal Extraction of Africa’s Resources
The largescale transfer of wealth out of Africa drives much of today’s global affairs, and also explains much of yesterday’s. For four centuries outsiders have been plundering and carting away Africa’s natural resource wealth on an astonishing scale. The webinar will shine a light on key facets of the continuing pillaging of Africa in our time, the 21st century and will highlight how brutal this extraction remains with instigated wars, dangerous poisons, significant human and animal displacement and unsightly filth inflicting destruction on the people as well as on the fauna, flora and water sources of the once-lush environment.
What is Burning in Your Heart?
A Reflection on a Three-Day Workshop for Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters “What is burning in your…
Yes to Agroecology, No to Agro-colonialism
Africa Faith and Justice Network is one of the 176 organizations which signed a letter to the…
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.
The United States and Africa in the Trump Era
On July 13, 2017, the Center for American Progress (CAP) held an event titled “America’s Relationship with…
Dislocation of Tanzanians From Their Land by Corporations: Impact on Family Life and Values A Briefing to the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference (TEC) Dar es Salaam June 20, 2017
Africans live on a land literally swimming in wealth yet most are impoverished by this wealth due…
The Current Situation on IDPs in Africa
In Africa, more than 13 million people are currently on the run in their own countries. We…
Seed Sovereignty Struggle vs. Genetic Modification of Africa’s Indigenous Seeds
Genetically modifying African indigenous seeds must be carefully examined so as to understand the cost-benefit relationship of…
Land Grab and Environmental Pollution: Long Term Consequences for Ghanaians. A Briefing to the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference
Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive Director of the Africa Faith & Justice Network gave remarks at the…
Unmasking Land Grabbing In Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; Paving Way For Sustainable Development Goals
ABSTRACT (Full report here) ‘Our land is sacred, our land is our life, our land is not…
Breaking New Horizons in Land Management and Administration in Acholi
From June 21 -24, 2016 at the Comboni Samaritans Conference Hall in Gulu, leaders from the Acholi…
