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Statement regarding the African royalty

Statement regarding the African royalty

As we strive to nurture the miracle of 1994 towards an African Renaissance and genuine renewal, it is critically important to acknowledge the significance of the institution of royalty within African society.

24 May 2001

Urgent appeal ACNS from Church of the Province of West Africa (Anglican Communion)

Urgent appeal ACNS from Church of the Province of West Africa (Anglican Communion)

This is to let you know that Ghana is currently in a state of national mourning following a tragic incident at a football match in Accra.

16 May 2001

Distribution of lottery funds: An Anglican Dilemma

Distribution of lottery funds: An Anglican Dilemma

The Anglican Bishops of Southern Africa have, despite a moral dilemma and deep concern at the level of private profiteering within the gaming industry, agreed to assist the Minister of Trade and Industry with the distribution of charity funds generated by the State lottery.

15 May 2001

Millennium message to people of Southern Africa from Bishops of the Anglican Church

Millennium message to people of Southern Africa from Bishops of the Anglican Church

As Freedom Day 2001 dawns we thank God for seven years of democracy and liberty in South Africa, and look forward to building on what has been achieved.

01 May 2001

The All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission

The All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission

The developments that led to the formation of the All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission had their beginning in the two Africa Anglican-Lutheran consultations held in Harare 1992 and in Johannesburg 1993. Both of these events were sponsored by the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran World Federation.

01 May 2001

Arrest of Bishop Samuel Musabyimana

Arrest of Bishop Samuel Musabyimana

Yesterday Thursday 26th April 2001 at about noon Bishop Samuel Musabyimana was arrested at his house in Nairobi by unknown people.

27 April 2001

More news from the Sudan

More news from the Sudan

The Christians gathered for prayer at all Saints Cathedral Khartoum of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan on Wednesday 11th. April where by the Church authorities were to also brief them of the steps taken to approach the government over the unfair treatment they were given to ban the celebration at Green Square.

25 April 2001

Statement re Anglican AIDS Initiative

Statement re Anglican AIDS Initiative

At the recent meeting of primates (archbishops representing the worldwide Anglican Communion) it was resolved that the church’s first priority is to adopt a holistic and effective approach to HIV/AIDS. I was commissioned to facilitate a workshop in order that a strategic plan for sub-Saharan Africa may be developed.

11 April 2001

Call to cancel Mozambique's debt

Call to cancel Mozambique's debt

I have just returned from a visit to Northern Mozambique where I witnessed soul-searing poverty and its diabolical impact on a community ravaged by colonialism, war and floods.

02 April 2001

Kenyan Inter-denominational women seminar discusses their role in church

Kenyan Inter-denominational women seminar discusses their role in church

Women from the various Kenyan church denominations gathered at St. Paul's United Theological College in Limuru, Kenya, to share their experiences in ministry and urged the church to find measures to improve poor women and structures that empower and disempower them.

02 April 2001