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Network of HIV-affected religious leaders launched today

Network of HIV-affected religious leaders launched today

A network of Religious Leaders from across Africa living with and affected by HIV/AIDS was launched today, 29th October 2003, in Kampala, Uganda.

29 October 2003

Churches in Burundi unite to pray for peace for the nation

Churches in Burundi unite to pray for peace for the nation

Christians across the denominations united last week to pray and fast for the country that has suffered from 10 years of war, during which nearly every family has lost a friend or family member.

20 October 2003

Ugandan rebels strike again

Ugandan rebels strike again

Despite efforts by the Church Mission Society to raise awareness of the shocking realities of child abduction and the 17-year war in Northern Uganda, violence is still wreaking havoc throughout the nation.

16 October 2003

Viscountess to encourage Anglicans in Africa

Viscountess to encourage Anglicans in Africa

Viscountess Brentford, President of the Church Mission Society (CMS), is to visit the infamous Kibera Settlement in Nairobi - Africa's biggest slum - to highlight the transformational work of the Church in Africa.

16 October 2003

CAPA council closes with calls for greater ties

CAPA council closes with calls for greater ties

The ninth session of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) council meeting ended over the weekend in Nairobi with a strong call for unity in the Anglican Church.

01 October 2003

Peter Akinola elected new CAPA Chairman

Peter Akinola elected new CAPA Chairman

Archbishop Akinola, who is the Primate of Nigeria, was elected unanimously during the ninth session of the council in Nairobi last week.

01 October 2003

Archbishop Akinola attacks Archbishop Ndungane over "Gay Remarks"

Archbishop Akinola attacks Archbishop Ndungane over "Gay Remarks"

My attention has just been drawn to a publication by a religious affairs correspondent in a British daily criticising the stand of a majority of Global South Primates and several other bishops around the world over the current departures arising from the ongoing controversies surrounding unscriptural revisionist innovations on human sexuality.

23 September 2003

Preparations for CAPA Council in top gear

Preparations for CAPA Council in top gear

The ninth session of the Council of the Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) council meeting will be held in Nairobi from 24 - 26 September.

17 September 2003

Bishop Akrofi elected new Archbishop of West Africa

Bishop Akrofi elected new Archbishop of West Africa

The Rt Revd Justice Ofei Akrofi is the new Archbishop-elect of the Church of the Province of West Africa.

17 September 2003

CAPA to participate in international AIDS forum

CAPA to participate in international AIDS forum

The Council of the Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) will showcase its HIV/AIDS work in Africa at the forthcoming historic International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) to be held in Nairobi from next week.

17 September 2003