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Africa

Australian Board of Mission celebrates 165 anniversary

A response from the Church of England to a request from the Bishop of New Zealand for a boat to be used in missionary work in 1850 led to mission outreach work whose fruit is seen today in a number of Anglican provinces.

29 October 2015

Research shows positive effect of CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training course

An independent report on the first five years of the CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training course has revealed a big success story.

28 October 2015

Plight of refugees is examined in Lent study course from Us

The plight of refugees and the global issue of migration is the focus of a Lent study course produced by the Anglican mission agency United Society (Us)

28 October 2015

Mission Theologian in the Anglican Communion lecture explores African Christianity

Christianity in Africa has benefited from sustained exponential growth, with numbers growing from about 10 million in 1900 to just over half a billion in 2015;

26 October 2015

South African students win zero per cent fee increase fight

Student fees in South Africa will not rise next year, the South African President Jacob Zuma announced in a televised address, following talks between students and university vice chancellors.

23 October 2015

Anglicans join interfaith group in pushing for action on climate change

As representatives from almost 200 countries conclude their final round of negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week, ahead of December’s UN-led international conference on climate change in Paris.

23 October 2015

New Anglican Communion video highlights need for Christians to live out their faith

Anglican Witness video puts spotlight on challenges in the Anglican Communion churches.

22 October 2015

South African primate joins student fee protests after his son is arrested

The Primate of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, has taken part in protests about increases in student fees this morning (Thursday) the day after his son, Nyakallo Makgoba, was arrested for taking part in a similar protest yesterday in Cape Town.

22 October 2015

Sudan and South Sudan ecumenical bodies hear of churches' role in regional peace

Churches continue to play their role in peace building for South Sudan despite the dashed hopes of many in the world’s newest nation, the moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) said at a regional meeting.

19 October 2015

Communique of the Global South Primates Cairo Egypt 14-16 October 2015

The Communiqué issued by the Primates of the Global South of the Anglican Communion following their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, 14-16 October 2015

19 October 2015