In the Oct. 5 statement, the leaders highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it led to an economic contraction of more than 3% and reversed years of development progress on the continent.
African faith leaders call for cancellation of punitive foreign debts
African bishops call on global finance leaders to end isolation of poor
African bishops called on global financial institutions meeting in Washington to “help shape an economy that better protects the dignity and basic human rights of our sisters and brothers all around the world.”
Rural Africans ignored in deals between EU, African Union, letter says
More than 100 faith-based and nongovernmental organizations from 22 African countries, as well as partners like CIDSE, said the European Union-African Union partnership failed to improve the lives of rural Africans and needs.
Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
LORAIN, Ohio (CNS) — Quinn Washington always considered herself a “worker bee.” A single mother of six, Washington, 32, worked long hours to provide for her […]