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Archbishop Okoh tells electorate to vote out looting leaders.

Archbishop Okoh tells electorate to vote out looting leaders.

The only way forward for the nation is for those in positions of authority to improve the welfare of the poor through the execution of people-oriented projects, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh, said at the weekend.

01 November 2010

Nigerian priest: "Prison congestion, delayed justice remain the bane of Nigerian judiciary"

Nigerian priest: "Prison congestion, delayed justice remain the bane of Nigerian judiciary"

Rev Majekodunmi has said that justice belongs to God and judges should not be afraid of any man but act in any given situation and decide cases as God would do were he to be sitting.

22 October 2010

Lausanne attendees grapple with church's role tackling poverty, ethnic conflict and climate change

Lausanne attendees grapple with church's role tackling poverty, ethnic conflict and climate change

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 19 October 2010—The second full day of the Cape Town 2010 Congress focused on the role of the church in the ministry of reconciliation—reconciliation of women and men with God’s creation, reconciliation between people of different economic status, and reconciliation between people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds. 

20 October 2010

Christians and Muslims call for peace and an end to religious stereotypes in Sudan

Christians and Muslims call for peace and an end to religious stereotypes in Sudan

The 21st of September which is globally marked as the United Nations Peace Day, and on which the World Council of Churches offered prayers for Africa, was marked by the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) with a Peace Conference in Juba, Southern Sudan.

14 October 2010

Sudan delegation meets with UN secretary general, 'raises alarm

Sudan delegation meets with UN secretary general, 'raises alarm

An ecumenical delegation of Sudanese religious leaders met with U.N. officials and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Oct. 11 to express its fear of what might happen if the Jan. 9 referendum in which south Sudan is expected to vote for independence from the north is not carried out as planned.

13 October 2010

Archbishops appeal to government, international community as Sudan approaches referendum

Archbishops appeal to government, international community as Sudan approaches referendum

With fewer than 100 days to go before southerners in Sudan vote on whether to remain a unified country or to separate from the north, Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is making every effort to ensure that the Jan. 9 referendum goes ahead as planned and that peace holds in the war-torn country.

08 October 2010

Southern Africa: Major step in adopting Covenant

Southern Africa: Major step in adopting Covenant

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa voted on Friday October 1st to adopt "The Anglican Covenant", the document setting out a statement of common "affirmations and commitments" by churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion which has been drawn up in response to disagreements over issues around human sexuality.

04 October 2010

Southern Africa bishops disturbed by Swaziland's rights abuses

Southern Africa bishops disturbed by Swaziland's rights abuses

Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa say they are deeply disturbed by news of growing human rights abuses in Swaziland, a kingdom sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique.

01 October 2010

News Release from the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

News Release from the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, said today that one of his dreams during his term of office was to consecrate the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s first woman bishop.

30 September 2010

Church of Kenya warns of email scam seeking funds for Archbishop Wabukala

Church of Kenya warns of email scam seeking funds for Archbishop Wabukala

The Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Rev Canon Rosemary Mbogo, today warned not to be taken in by an email alleging to be from  Archbishop Eliud Wabukala.

24 September 2010