Charles Chilufya SJ is the Coordinator of the Africa Task Force of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, and the Director of the Justice and Ecology Office of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar.

Vaccinating the World: Time is of the Essence

Speed matters in a pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution is a race against time. The longer COVID-19 lasts … Read more

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Responding to a “hunger pandemic” and “poverty tsunami” in Africa: A Tax & Justice Perspective

In the last three months or so, our focus, and rightly so, in Africa and the world over, has been … Read more

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African Governments must protect the poor and vulnerable from Covid-19 effects

The Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM)made an unprecedented move and commitment to work together to accelerate social support … Read more

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LMA Youth plant trees

Young people take leadership to care for our common home

One in three Africans, 422 million people, live below the global poverty line. They represent more than 70 percent of … Read more

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Youth-led COVID 19 Food Drive Response in Informal Settlements in Kenya

Carine Umutoniwase is a team leader of Footprints for Change and a Youth Champion in the Jesuit Conference of Africa … Read more

The African Economy is “Infected”

The Economic Impact of COVID-19 is Worsening Poverty in Africa

In the last three weeks or so, a common trend … Read more

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Tax justice and the common good

It is often reported that globally there is notable progress in human development, especially when considering the changes in China … Read more

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