Church leaders in Kenya have called on the electorate to participate fully in the general elections on 29 December and disregard those calling for a boycott.
22 December 1997
Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been assured of the pastoral support of the Anglican Church and of the prayers of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane.
05 December 1997
The Revd Chad Gandiya, Chairperson of the Governing Council of ANITEPAM (the African Network of Institutions of Theological Education Preparing Anglicans for Ministry) has announced that Harare in Zimbabwe will be the venue of a consultation for African women in theological education in January 1998.
05 December 1997
No church in South Africa is exempt from the duty to confess its actions under apartheid, according to Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and now chairman of the nation's official Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which is investigating gross human rights violations committed during the apartheid regime.
25 November 1997
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, has called for a national programme of fasting as a way of eradicating poverty.
25 November 1997
The Anglican Diocese of Cape Town has called for an immediate and total prohibition on exports of South African armaments and on the services of mercenaries.
25 November 1997
Cape Town city councillors have voted unanimously to grant the freedom of the city to their city's former archbishop, the Rt Revd Desmond Tutu.
14 November 1997
Kenya's state-owned radio station has announced the dissolution of the nation's legislature by President Daniel arap Moi, in the run-up to presidential and parliamentary elections expected in late December.
14 November 1997
Kagando Hospital, an Anglican Hospital in north east Uganda, has become a haven for people fearing rebel attack in the area. On 6 October an estimated 18 people were killed by rebel forces in the area around the hospital. The hospital is in a small remote village and is a major local institution, employing many from the surrounding area. It has become a place of refuge for nearby communities, putting a strain on its resources.
07 November 1997
Religious leaders in war-torn northern Uganda have condemned President Yoweri Museveni for forcing people to settle in "protected" villages or camps in order to shield them from armed rebels who are trying to overthrow the Government.
31 October 1997