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Vital role for African church leaders in wiping out malaria

Anglican Churches of Africa are a “unique, trusted network” with a vital role to play in the elimination of malaria across the continent.

24 May 2019

Archbishop Ian Ernest of Mauritius appointed Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome

Former Primate of the Church of the Indian Ocean to become the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Personal Representative to the Holy See.

17 May 2019

Anglican Church in Indian Ocean calls for Chagossians’ right of return to Diego Garcia

The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean has expressed its solidarity with Chagossian people’s fight to return to their island homelands.

02 April 2019

More than 1,000 people feared dead in Southern Hemisphere’s “worst” cyclone disaster

More than 2.5 million people in southern Africa have been affected by Cyclone Idai, which has created a new “inland ocean” in Mozambique.

20 March 2019

President of Mauritius bestows country’s highest honour on Bishop Ian Ernest

The Bishop of Mauritius, Ian Ernest, has been made Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK).

14 March 2019

New Anglican Communion bishops receive induction in Canterbury, Lambeth and the ACO

Archbishop Justin Welby will today welcome 29 new Anglican bishops from around the world to his official residence Lambeth Palace.

07 February 2019

A Christmas Message from Archbishop James R Wong Yin Song

A Christmas Message from Archbishop James R Wong Yin Song, Primate of the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean.

21 December 2018

Résumé des nouvelles hebdomadaires de l’Agence d’information de la Communion anglicane, le vendredi 2 novembre 2018

Résumé des nouvelles hebdomadaires de l’Agence d’information de la Communion anglicane, le vendredi 2 novembre 2018

02 November 2018

Resumen semanal de noticias del Servicio de Noticias de la Comunión Anglicana a viernes 2 de noviembre de 2018

Resumen semanal de noticias del Servicio de Noticias de la Comunión Anglicana a viernes 2 de noviembre de 2018 

02 November 2018

Bishop cautions against ethnic and religious census and emphasises “common humanity”

Bishop Ian Ernest has warned that a Mauritian census on ethnic and religious background “would only aggravate those divides that already exist.”

31 October 2018