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Government Aircraft bomb Yei

Government Aircraft bomb Yei

(AANA) A Sudanese Air Force Antonov plane on 5 March flew four sorties over the rebel-held town of Yei in the Western Equatorial region of southern Sudan, dropping 13 bombs

01 April 1998

Churches call for a Christian Nation

Churches call for a Christian Nation

(ENI)The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) wants Zimbabwe declared a Christian nation. The council will make a formal request to Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, in the next few days.

19 March 1998

President attacks Churches

President attacks Churches

(AANA) Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi has called on the Churches to keep off politics and instead concentrate on the spiritual needs of the Kenyan people.

10 March 1998

President Mandela and Archbishop Ndungane discuss differences

President Mandela and Archbishop Ndungane discuss differences

(CPSA) The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, emerged from his meeting with President Nelson Mandela on Thursday 5th March encouraged that the air had been cleared, following reports that the President had criticised him in front of two of his bishops and several other clergy.

10 March 1998

Archbishop Tutu speaks out on Homosexuality and WCC

Archbishop Tutu speaks out on Homosexuality and WCC

(ENI)The World Council of Churches must take a positive stand on homosexuality at its next assembly in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, if it wants to remain credible, according to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

03 March 1998

Churches call on us and Britain to put pressure on government

Churches call on us and Britain to put pressure on government

(ENI) Kenya's church leaders have called for the United States and Britain to bring pressure to bear on the Kenyan government to ensure that the recent tragedies in Rwanda, Burundi and Somalia are not repeated in Kenya.

03 March 1998

African women theological educators call for 'a community of equals' in the church

African women theological educators call for 'a community of equals' in the church

African Anglican women theological educators appealed for a series of actions by both the church and its theological education programmes that would demonstrate greater concern for justice for women during meetings held in Zimbabwe this month.

03 March 1998

Primate Opposes Cloning

Primate Opposes Cloning

(CPSA) The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has expressed his strong opposition to cloning, and warned that people "must not play God".

24 February 1998

Primate calls for Enviromental Rights

Primate calls for Enviromental Rights

(CPSA) A call has been made for a declaration of human environmental rights to ensure a sustainable environment for the future of humankind.

24 February 1998

New Primate for the Province

New Primate for the Province

The Electoral College for the election of the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Tanzania this week elected the Rt Revd Donald Mtetemela to be the 4th Archbishop of the Church for a term of five years.

18 February 1998