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Churches call to Government

Churches call to Government

(ENI)Churches in Zimbabwe have appealed to the government to reconsider the economic policies which have caused huge rises in the prices of basic commodities, provoking three days of riots and looting.

18 February 1998

Statement by the Archbishop of Capetown, The Most Revd Ndungane

Statement by the Archbishop of Capetown, The Most Revd Ndungane

I have just returned from London where I had a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the forthcoming Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops from all over the world. This conference, held every 10 years, will be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury in July this year.

15 February 1998

Churches Accuse Government of Complicity in murders

Churches Accuse Government  of Complicity in murders

(ENI)The Roman Catholic Church and the National Council of Churches of Kenya have bitterly criticised the government of President Daniel arap Moi, accusing it of complicity in recent murders of dozens of people in Kenya's Rift Valley.

30 January 1998

Anglican Primate Condemns Military Deal

Anglican Primate Condemns Military Deal

(ENI/CPSA)The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town this week sharply criticised a South African deal which will supply military aircraft to Algeria.

30 January 1998

New Election Procedures for Kenya's Anglican Church

New Election Procedures for Kenya's Anglican Church

The Church of the Province of Kenya [CPK] is to undergo major administrative changes among them the change of name and the election procedure for Bishops.

30 January 1998

Churches' call fro post-poll peace in Kenya

Churches' call fro post-poll peace in Kenya

(ENI) Roman Catholic and Protestant church leaders in Kenya have urged the country's opposition parties to accept the result of December's parliamentary and presidential elections in which the incumbent president and his ruling party were returned to power, despite the many economic and social problems the country faces.

23 January 1998

Primate speaks of an Episcopal Church of Africa

Primate speaks of an Episcopal Church of Africa

(ENI) One of Africa's leading Anglican churchmen has called for a single Anglican Church to unite all of Africa's Anglicans.

23 January 1998

Archbishop's Address to the Diplomatic Community in Addis Ababa

Archbishop's Address to the Diplomatic Community in Addis Ababa

May I begin this address by thanking you for the invitation and this opportunity to address you. I am most grateful to the Economic Commission of Africa and His Excellency Mr K.Y. Amoako, for hosting this event, and for the great privilege of speaking to you in this historic building. If there are any who question why a religious leader from Britain should have the temerity to address a secular gathering of this nature. I hope the reason will become clear as my concerns come through my speech.

23 January 1998

Ecumenical Peace Centres Proposed for Churches in Sudan

Ecumenical Peace Centres Proposed for Churches in Sudan

Churches operating in the southern Sudan plan to initiate and promote ecumenical peace centres to propagate peace and justice issues among local Christians.

22 December 1997

Archbishop Ndungane speaks out against death penalty

Archbishop Ndungane speaks out against death penalty

The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, gave the opening address to the hearing on the death penalty organised by Amnesty International this week.

22 December 1997