Riot police were positioned yesterday by order of the Sudanese Government to enforce eviction from Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) Church properties in Khartoum by Court Order of a Sudanese Sharia Court.
21 May 2004
A Bishop who is a leading voice drawing attention to the suffering caused by the Lord's Resistance Army in northwest Uganda was himself abducted last night (18 May). The situation in northwest Uganda is the subject of the Church Mission Society (CMS) ' 'Break the Silence' campaign.
19 May 2004
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for the understanding and patience of the Church community in Africa in the wake of criticism by the African Provinces of the ordination of openly gay persons.
17 May 2004
Scores of people have been killed and thousands made homeless in Kenya over the last week after heavier than usual seasonal rains devastated much of the country.
07 May 2004
Against the backdrop of the British Prime Minister's new Commission for Africa and the UK's preparations for chairmanship of the G8 and presidency of the EU next year, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, the Archbishop of Southern Africa, has been invited to attend high level discussions on AIDS in Africa.
06 May 2004
The Mothers' Union of the Episcopal Church of Rwanda has received a pat on the back from the Archbishop of Rwanda, The Most Revd Emmanuel Kolini, for becoming a worthy role model for families in Rwanda.
04 May 2004
Twenty thousand people are dying of AIDS-related illnesses every year in Swaziland. National life-expectancy is to drop to just 27 from 62 by 2010. The most productive section of society (around 30 years old) has effectively been wiped out, wrecking the country, which has already been crippled by drought and economic disintegration.
04 May 2004
The Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) held a Mission and Evangelism Conference in Nairobi between April 12-15.
26 April 2004
A keynote address to the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa Mission and Evangelism ConferenceBrothers and Sisters:"Fire exists by burning and the church exists by Mission and Evangelism". This is becoming an increasingly popular adage in mission circles.
20 April 2004
We, at the CAPA Primates meeting in Nairobi on 14 April, had a very constructive discussion of the issues that concern our church in Africa. We are encouraged by the outcome of the meeting in which we affirmed the importance of the ownership of CAPA and furthering its development. We therefore recommended the following steps:
19 April 2004