Region (Eastern Africa)
Join AFJN-Uganda Sisters on Jubilee Radio 105.6 Fridays (June 13-July 3)
Sisters in Uganda are using the radio to spread the message to end domestic violence. It has…
Watch Rev. Okure on #VOAOurVoices 229: COVID-19 A Test of Faith
On June 12, 2020 Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director, was featured in Voice of America’s Our…
Event: African Liberation Day Commemoration and COVID-19 in Africa
Please join the Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA)* for a virtual celebration of African Liberation Day and briefing on…
Africa Not Prepared to Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic
These are extraordinary times for humanity due to the historic global spread of the coronavirus. In Africa,…
Ebola Treatment in Clinical Trial Brings Hope
On April 19, Voice of America reported that in “BENI – An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo…
International Monetary Fund Must Tie Debt Cancellation to Transparency Measures
By: Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst On April 13, 2020, in a press statement, the International Monetary Fund…
No African Guinea Pigs for Coronavirus Vaccine: DRC Minister of Human Rights, Andre Lite
[Lire en Français] The Coronavirus pandemic has terrorized the world and brought us to a grinding halt….
Pas d’Africains Cobayes pour les Expérimentations du Vaccin Contre le Coronavirus: Andre Lite, Ministre des Droits Humain de la RDC
[Read in English] La pandémie de coronavirus a terrorisé le monde et nous a paralysés. Le nombre…
What is Burning in Your Heart?
A Reflection on a Three-Day Workshop for Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters “What is burning in your…
Africa Faith & Justice Network Highlight the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, Patron of Trafficked Persons
Uganda On February 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakita, the Africa Faith & Justice Network Uganda…
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 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.
Diplomatic Ties Between Kenya and Somaliland
Kenya and Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia bordered by Ethiopia and Djibouti, are on the verge…
African migrants entering the US through Mexico: a story of desperation
The crisis at the US border with Mexico reveals that migrants are not only coming from Latin…
Kenyans Fearful of Ebola
The country of Kenya so far has remained free of the Ebola virus that has plagued the…
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.
Wars in Africa are in line with neocolonialism
Is the United States and Europe’s war on terrorism masking another kind of war? “Shadow War in…
A Glove that translates sign language
Roy Allela is a 25-year-old Kenyan engineer who has recently received recognition for inventing smart gloves that…
Catholic Nuns Ask Government to Protect Communities not Big Investors
Introduction Investments that aim at eliminating poverty, creating jobs, and promoting prosperity are generally lauded and promoted….
A Message From Catholic Church Sisters of Dioceses of Southern Highlands Regions of Tanzania to Leaders of Tanzania About the Large Scale Investments on Agriculture
From October 9 – 12, 2018, we sisters from the Dioceses in Southern Highland Regions of Tanzania…
