Missionaries of Africa

Sr. Cécile Létourneau, R.I.P.

Posted on 18/05/201718/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share their hope and to pray for

Sr. Cécile Létourneau (Sr. Marie-Annette)

From the Diocese of Trois-Rivières
She entered into Eternal Life on the 16th of May 2017
while at the Infirmery of the Sisters of Charity, Beauport (Qc.)

She had 101 years and was in her 71st year of Missionary Religious Life.
Her missionary life unfolded in Algeria, Zambia and Canada.

Bernard Poisson, R.I.P.

Posted on 17/05/201717/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Father Patrick Bataille, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Bernard Poisson

on Wednesday the 17th of May 2017 at Billère (Pau – France)
at the age of 91 years, of which 66 years of missionary life
in Zambia and in France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Sr. Elisabeth Hansen, R.I.P.

Posted on 16/05/201716/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share their hope and to pray for

Sr. Elisabeth (Wil) Hansen ( Hilarius )

From the Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands,
and from the Community of Boxtel Molenweide
Entered into the fulness of Life on the 9th May 2017 at Vught.

She was 94 yers of age and was in her 70th year of Missionary Religious Life.
Her Missionary Life unfolded in Algeria, Tanzania and the Netherlands.

Sister Monique Breton, R.I.P.

Posted on 16/05/201716/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

The Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share their hope and to pray for

Sister Monique Breton (Sister Jean-Charles)

From the Diocese of Quebec
and from the community of the infirmary of the Srs. of Charity, Beauport (Qc.)
Entered into the fulness of Life
on the 11th May 2017 at the infirmary of the Srs. of Charity, Beauport (Qc.)

She was 85 and in her 62nd year of Missionary Religious Life.
Her Missionary Life unfolded in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Canada.

Documentary videos on Human Trafficking in Africa

Posted on 16/05/201722/03/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Here are quite a few documentary videos on Human Trafficking throughout Africa. To ease the flow, they are divided into pages. Here are the links towards the various countries :

Africa (p. 1) – Bénin (p. 2) – Burkina Faso (p. 3) – Cameroun (p. 4) – RDC (p. 5) – Côte d’Ivoire/Mali (p. 6) – Guinée (p. 7) – Kénya (p. 8) – Mali/Côte d’Ivoire (p. 9) – Mauritanie (p. 10) – South Africa / Mozambique (p. 11) – Nigéria / Europe (p. 12) – South Africa / Mozambique (p. 13) – Tanzania (p. 14) – Togo (p. 15) – Uganda (p. 16) – Zimbabwe (p. 17)

Africa

Human trafficking still rife is Africa (English / 3 :25 minutes)

Human trafficking worldwide and with examples from Africa.

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Information on Human Trafficking

Posted on 16/05/201722/03/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Trafficking is about :

“Trafficking in persons” shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at the minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs; …” Continue reading “Information on Human Trafficking”

AEFJN, what is it about?

Posted on 16/05/201718/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Last month, confreres asked me what does “AEFJN” mean and what is it about?

AEFJN is the abbreviation for “Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network,” (in French “Réseau Foi et Justice Afrique – Europe”). AEFJN is a Faith-based International Network present in AFRICA and in EUROPE, established in 1988 by Catholic Religious or Missionary Institutes present in Africa and Europe. Nearly fifty Institutes are AEFJN members.

We as Missionaries of Africa are very much involved in supporting AEFJN through providing resource people as well as making an annual financial contribution. Actually, Fr. Martin Grenier represents the M.Afr at the annual AEFJN General Assembly and he works on the Steering Committee of AEFJN, based in Rome. In my function as JPC-ED Coordinator, I collaborate with the AEFJN team in Brussels. Several confreres in Europe are very active in the AEFJN ANTENNAE (national groups), such as Wolfgang Schonecke in Germany, Ted Wildsmith in UK and Miguel Larburu in Spain.

The AEFJN International Secretariat in Brussels does advocacy and lobbying work with European Institutions on issues relevant to Africa. The aim of AEFJN is to promote international economic justice and to be the voice for Africans especially for those who are exploited and marginalized through land grabbing, extractive industries and the unfair trade system.

In order to be efficient and to bring up relevant issues regarding Africa, AEFJN needs local information concerning economic injustice in Africa. This information can only come from you!

Indeed, every Missionary of Africa is a member of AEFJN along with the tens of thousands of members in the other fifty missionary institutes. That is a lot of people. Let us actively become the voice of exploited and marginalised people in Africa!

For more information, discover the new website of AEFJN Brussels: http://aefjn.org/fr/accueil/ or http://aefjn.org/en/home/

Andreas Göpfert
Coordinator of JPIC-ED

Attention, ransomware !!!

Posted on 14/05/201714/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

You’ve probably heard about the computer attack that has taken place this weekend all over the world. The virus – a ransomware – spreads via a file attached to an email. Once the file is opened, the virus is released, it blocks your system and demands a ransom for you to recover your system and your data. Some of our communities are already victims.

Please do not open any attached files these days, unless you are absolutely sure of its origin. If in doubt, call the person who sent you the message.

More information later.

Philippe Docq

Marcel Peeters, R.I.P.

Posted on 14/05/201714/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Marcel Peeters

on Friday the 12th May 2017 at Antwerpen (Belgium)
at the age of 91 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Burundi and Belgium.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Marcel Peeters RIP

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Appointment as EAP Provincial Treasurer

Posted on 12/05/201712/05/2017 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

After a deliberative vote of his Council and after having obtained his agreement, the Superior General, Fr. Stanley Lubungo, has approved the appointment by the Provincial Council of the Province of Eastern Africa (EAP) of Fr. Deusdedit J. MJANKWI as Provincial Treasurer of EAP for a first mandate from 01st July 2017 till 30th June 2020.

Rome, 11th May 2017
André Schaminée
Secretary General

Born in Shinyanga (Tanzania) in 1973, Deusdedit Mjankwi began his missionary journey in West Africa where he stayed a little more than three years before coming back to Tanzania where he went for further studies. In July 2013, he was appointed as formator and bursar in Nairobi where, from July 2017, he will succeed to José-Manuel Gordejuela as provincial treasurer of East Africa.

Thank you to Manuel for his good work and all the best to Deusdedit in his new responsibilities.