On 24th December 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of S. Peter in the Vatican, inaugurating the Ordinary Jubilee. During the Holy Year, the Church is called to bear fruitful witness to the message of God’s love addressed to all. Also AEFJN is...
To avoid a climate catastrophe, we need to switch our oil and gas-based economy to sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind. Copper and cobalt play an important role in the production of electric motors and batteries. Both metals are mined in Zambia's...
"Instead of given priority to the production of food for the population, Ethiopia favours the production of biofuels and flowers for export." - Ulrich Delius, GfbV-Afrikareferent Fresh flowers are a billion-dollar business in which Africa has conquered a significant...
Recently, the United States excluded four African countries from AGOA trade preferences. What is AGOA and who benefits from it? AGOA - WHAT IS IT? AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) was launched by President Clinton in 2000 to promote trade and investment in...
The roundtable and networking lunch organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung provided a platform for stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue on the theme of "Strategic Raw Materials for Energy Transition: New Partnership Opportunities between Europe and...
Do you envision a world where economic fairness prevails? Wondering how advocacy can translate into tangible change? Let's delve into the heart of our mission and explore the pathways we tread to champion Economic Justice across Africa. 🎯 Our Advocacy Objective:...
On the old trade routes through the Sahara, where caravans used to trade in salt and other coveted goods, a lively human, arms and drug trade by criminal gangs is flourishing today. THE SAHEL-THE POOR HOUSE OF AFRICA The Sahel countries are the former French colonies...
On 25th April 2025, Friday, members and partners of AEFJN Uganda Antenna gathered for their monthly meeting at John Paul II Justice and Peace Centre in Kampala - Uganda. The meeting was a moment for reflection, project updates, and strategic planning, leaning toward...
Abstract Food security, defined by the interplay of availability, accessibility, and affordability, is a persistent global challenge exacerbated by climate change, geopolitical conflicts, and inequities in trade systems. Food sovereignty, as a foundational human...
Rome, 10 October 2024 MANIFESTO We, Civil Society Organisations of Catholic inspiration belonging to the Forum Roma, who every day and all over the world encourage the welcome and inclusion of vulnerable people in order to make the world more and more a common home,...
CENTRE MEDICAL BETHANIE AS A CENTRE OF HOPE FOR THE « HOPELESS » Since 2019, the people in Burkina Faso have been living through a security crisis that has caused widespread displacement and untold distress. An estimated 1.9 million people have been forced to leave...
Introduction The country’s rich agro-ecological diversity, enables farmers to grow a wide variety of crops such as sorghum, millet, maize, cassava, beans, sweet potatoes, bananas, vegetables among others. These crops not only play a crucial role in ensuring food...
SUMMARY: Created in 1999, WHO prequalification ensures that essential medicines comply with WHO standards of quality, safety and efficacy. In so doing, this prequalification facilitates the work of National Regulatory Authorities, which lack the resources, for example...
"Many people are subject to violence, marked by hunger, wounded in their dignity. Therefore, 'the struggle for justice and participation in the world fully appears to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel'… This requires lucidity, courage,...
I was still at home in Heverlée with my sisters for Easter on Monday April 21, when I received the news of Pope Francis' death. The European Union flags were hoisted halfway up their flagpoles. Easter Monday was a public holiday, so I came into the office on...
The combined impact of the U.S. Administration’s January 20th executive order mandating a 90-day review and the January 24th ‘stop work order’ have severe and immediate consequences for crisis-affected people. They also disrupt faith-based organisations’ long-standing...
On 24th December 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of S. Peter in the Vatican, inaugurating the Ordinary Jubilee. During the Holy Year, the Church is called to bear fruitful witness to the message of God’s love addressed to all. Also AEFJN is...
Rosemary Atagedewe became pregnant while still in Junior High School and was forced to marry the one who impregnated her thereby discontinuing her education. At that time, her aunt was a cleaner at our DC office of the Catholic Education Unit. When her aunt died,...
Foreword – Jubilee 2025: Spes non confundit – Hope Does Not Disappoint As we approach Jubilee 2025, under the banner of Spes non confundit “Hope does not disappoint” we are challenged to look beyond appearances, to listen to the cry of the poor, the land, and those...
