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Thousands honour clerics who opposed Rhodesian regime

Thousands honour clerics who opposed Rhodesian regime

Thousands of Christians from Zimbabwe's eastern province of Manicaland thronged the Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist in the city of Mutare to pay tribute to two former bishops.

08 September 2003

African Anglican newsletter latest edition

African Anglican newsletter latest edition

Four gunmen made their way to the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, on Monday and snatched Sunday's offering of Ksh 700,000 ($ 9,589) in a daring early morning raid.

02 September 2003

Episcopalian named as transitional leader for Liberia

Episcopalian named as transitional leader for Liberia

Charles Gyude Bryant, 54, who has been described as a “mild-mannered businessman” studied economics at Cuttington College and is chairman of the board of trustees of the Episcopal Church in Liberia.

26 August 2003

Kenya's churches called to unite and resist Western influences

Kenya's churches called to unite and resist Western influences

The controversy in the worldwide Anglican Communion over homosexuality has led to a call for Kenya's Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican churches to merge to better resist "Western" influences.

22 August 2003

CMS launches campaign to break the silence over atrocities in northern Uganda

CMS launches campaign to break the silence over atrocities in northern Uganda

In an effort to raise awareness of the shocking realities of child abduction and the 17-year war in northern Uganda , the Church Mission Society (CMS) launched a campaign today (21 August) by delivering a petition to Downing Street.

21 August 2003

Tanzania and Burundi scale up HIV/AIDS response

Tanzania and Burundi scale up HIV/AIDS response

The Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT) last month held its four-year Health and HIV/AIDS Strategic planning in Dar es Salaam. A five-day workshop developed plans in partnership with USAID, Futures Group, Christian Aid (UK) and Churches in the Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA).

20 August 2003

Archbishop of Cape Town to convene civil society conference on reparations

Archbishop of Cape Town to convene civil society conference on reparations

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane is to convene a two-day conference on reparations for various categories of apartheid survivors, who he believes are the responsibility of every South African.

19 August 2003

Sudanese Bishops call for an end to war

Sudanese Bishops call for an end to war

Over 40 Anglican and Catholic bishops from Sudan have supported current talks to bring lasting peace in the country.

12 August 2003

Archbishop of Cape Town speaks out about HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and abuse

Archbishop of Cape Town speaks out about HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and abuse

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, opened the Diocese of Cape Town’s 60th session of Synod by calling on the church to "make a difference to the lives of those we meet in our everyday life".

07 August 2003

Statement issued by Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, regarding the government's stance

Statement issued by Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, regarding the government's stance

So how can one even contemplate doubling AIDS related national infant mortality - an estimated 100 infants a day - as government seems hell bent on de-registering a treatment that even our Constitutional Court acknowledges is the best resource we have at the moment.  How can our government, born out of a struggle for justice, strive to ignore the directive of its own court?

06 August 2003