Region (Western Africa)
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…
Ghana: The Church takes action against land grabbing
Bishops and organisations are joining forces to combat land grabbing…
Recent Updates on our Campaign’s Impact in Ghana
Part of our approach in fighting against land grabbing in Ghana has been to reach out to…
Article by AFJN’s Sr. Eucharia Madueke on Diversity in Nigeria published in Global Sisters Report
Today diversity is an indispensable component when discussing interpersonal relationships.
AFJN Women’s Empowerment: The Story of Sr. Theresa Anyabuike
After I attended the “National Conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Biosafety Act and GMOs – Implications…
AFJN report findings featured in The Tablet
The Catholic Church in Ghana has released a report exposing land injustices in an attempt to urge government officials to protect rural people in the West African nation.
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…
Abuja Declaration on the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) in Nigeria
(Download the PDF version) At the conclusion of the conference on Just Governance: The Nigerian Bio-Safety Law,…
Fighting Ebola with Garbage Bags
Rather than formal health systems, it was local ingenuity that was crucial in ending the recent Ebola…
Organic Food vs. Genetically Modified Food: Who Will Win?
Did you know that countries like Japan, New Zealand, and Germany oppose Genetically Modified Foods, also identified…
AFJN Event with Bishop Matthew Kukah featured in OMI USA JPIC
Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria recently addressed a packed room of staff from Catholic organizations, Africa-focused coalitions and a representative from the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
Linking Toxic Waste Dumping to Africa’s Land, Water and Seed Struggle
On March 2, 2016, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) co-sponsored and participated in the Ghana Integrated…
Photo Gallery: Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign in Ghana’s Volta Region
In November 2015 Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) spearheaded a continental conference on land grabbing in…
We Have Increased in Number, But Has Our Land Increased in size?
The Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) team just concluded an unprecedented land grab prevention and awareness…
Nigerians Object to Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn and Cotton
Nigerian civil society groups, faith-based organizations, farmers associations, students and local community groups are calling for a…
Ghana: AFJN’s Land Grabbing Awareness and Prevention Campaign on local FM radio stations
To get ahead of the brokers who are going from village to village looking for land on…
AFJN Participation in the West Africa Caravan on Land, Water and Seed struggle
Africa Faith and Justice Network cosponsored and participated on March 2nd in the launch of the Ghana…
Highlights of 2015: Major Activities and Accomplishments
PDF file with photos here AFJN spearheads an impressive coalition to stop land grabbing in Africa The…
REPORT: Continental Conference on Land Grab and Just Governance in Africa 2015
PDF file with pictures here From November 22 to 26, 2015, an international conference on Land Grab…
A Keynote Address Biblical Perspective on Land with Laudato Si as the Background
God provides enough land space for all human beings when He tells them to “Increase, multiply and…
