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Gathering of Afro-Anglican bishops built bridges, focused efforts

Gathering of Afro-Anglican bishops built bridges, focused efforts

As the Lambeth Conference draws to a close, one pre-Lambeth gathering of Afro-Anglican bishops from Africa, England, the West Indies and the United States appears to have borne definite fruit.

07 August 1998

Lambeth Conference takes day trip to London

Lambeth Conference takes day trip to London

The bishops and spouses of Lambeth Conference took a day off from business, Tuesday, to have lunch at Lambeth Palace, tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and a boat ride down the Thames River past the Tower of London and the Millennium Dome.

29 July 1998

Primate's call to IMF

Primate's call to IMF

A meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington was told this week that a framework should be designed for a global security network aimed at improving the quality of life of the world's people.

26 June 1998

Episcopal Appointments

Episcopal Appointments

The Very Revd Dr Jo T Seoka, has been elected Bishop of the Anglican Dioceseof Pretoria, Church of the Province of Southern Africa. He succeeds the Rt Revd Richard Kraft, who retired earlier this year for health reasons.

26 June 1998

Uganda: hope for Peace

Uganda: hope for Peace

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has agreed to talk "peace and war" with the rebels in the north of the country who are trying to overthrow his government.

09 June 1998

Cameroon: University Honours Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Cameroon: University Honours Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Yaounde Faculty of Protestant Theology has conferred honorary doctorates to the former Archbishop of Cape Town and now chairman of the South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Most Revd Desmond Tutu and the Revd Jose Chipenda

09 June 1998

President backs Primate on call for African economic union

President backs Primate on call for African economic union

Namibia's president, Sam Nujoma, has given his backing to a proposal by a prominent African Church leader that African countries should set up an economic union to promote growth and development.

09 June 1998

Statement issued by the "Friends of Peace" group from Sri Lanka at the conclusion of their two week visit to the UK

Statement issued by the "Friends of Peace" group from Sri Lanka at the conclusion of their two week visit to the UK

To the people of Sri Lanka, who recently experienced their 50th anniversary of independence amidst tight security, the 15 year old internal war has been a continuing tragedy. This is a war that has claimed over 50,000 lives and led to over a million refugees and internally displaced persons.

22 May 1998

Episcopal Appointments

Episcopal Appointments

The Rt Revd Thomas Kogo, the former Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret, has been consecrated Bishop of Eldoret

11 May 1998

Sudan: Aid Agencies help people in the South

Sudan: Aid Agencies help people in the South

Hope for the famine-hit regions of Southern Sudan is growing, after the resumption of peace talks last week.

11 May 1998