Anglican Communion News Service

Greetings in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

At our last 10th Council Meeting held in Mauritius October 2007, we were greatly encouraged by the progress made by CAPA on educational and pastoral concerns in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

We do however remain concerned about what seems to be the unabated spread of the pandemic, and the effect that it has on family life.

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We, delegates of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa, gathered at Hotel El Monaco, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius between the 2nd and 5th October 2007 for the tenth meeting of the Council under the chairmanship of the Most Rev'd Peter J. Akinola. We represent eleven of the twelve Provinces of CAPA as laity, clergy, bishops and archbishops and we issue this Communique from our meeting

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The second CAPA HIV/AIDS TB & MALARIA Strategic Plan was launched at the Panafric Hotel Nairobi, yesterday February 22 2007 in a colourful ceremony presided over by  the CAPA Chairman and the Primate of All Nigeria Archbishop Peter Akinola.

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The Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), a regional coordinating body, joined the rest of the World to mark World AIDS Day with her Ecumenical and development partners. The event was organized by CAPA regional partners namely: Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA), Christian Aid Africa Office (CA), All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and the UN Millennium Development Campaign, Africa office.

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We, the Primates of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), meeting in Kampala on 21st - 22nd June, have followed with great interest your meeting of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church USA in Columbus. We have been especially concerned by the development of your response to The Windsor Report, which has been reported to us quite extensively

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In the 'Haven of Peace' - Dar es Salaam - women leaders from the 12 Anglican provinces in Africa gathered to discuss issues relating to their empowerment and survival

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Africa must set its own agenda, which should be relevant to the prevailing circumstances, the Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndugane has said

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The Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) received the news of the horrific effects of the Tsunami that hit South East Asia and parts of East Africa on Boxing Day with profound shock and sorrow. We have continued to watch with disbelief as thousands of bodies are retrieved from the masses of debris and millions of men, women and children left without food, water, clothing and shelter

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The First African Anglican Bishops' Conference held at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria from 26 October - 1 November, 2004 with the theme: 'Africa comes of Age - an Anglican Self-Evaluation' hereby issues the following communiqué

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We are gathered at an extraordinary and historic meeting of Anglican Bishops from all over Africa. We do so grateful for the Faith once delivered to the saints and the generosity of those who first brought the good news of Jesus Christ to the African continent

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More than 300 bishops and delegates are expected at the first-ever Africa Anglican Bishops Conference that opens October 26 in Lagos, Nigeria. The venue of the conference, Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, was awash with activity as bishops began arriving from various parts of Africa yesterday

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We, the members of the CAPA HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Board, drawn from the 12 CAPA Provinces, met in Germiston, South Africa from 5-8 July 2004 to consult and find strategies of how our church shall continue to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the continent of Africa

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Eighteen bishops have attended a training course for new bishops organised by the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. The group was led in their work by a former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Revd Douglas Hambidge

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We are writing to inform you that beginning on 26 May, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, working with Christians and others of good will who support human rights, will be organising protests of ongoing human rights violations and continued religious persecution in the Sudan

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The Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) held a Mission and Evangelism Conference in Nairobi between April 12-15.

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We, at the CAPA Primates meeting in Nairobi on 14 April, had a very constructive discussion of the issues that concern our church in Africa. We are encouraged by the outcome of the meeting in which we affirmed the importance of the ownership of CAPA and furthering its development. We therefore recommended the following steps:

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The Diocese of Central Zimbabwe is planning an extensive food relief programme as the region is suffering a fourth year of major food shortages. The relief will be undertaken in conjunction with the Church’s HIV/AIDS programmes, as these programmes already have an existing support network, though resources are likely to be stretched to their limit.

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The Ugandan House of Bishops last week issued a statement calling for the immediate end to violence in Northern Uganda after the Most Revd Henry Orombi, the Archbishop of Uganda, led the bishops on a tour of the region to witness the situation at first hand.

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The design committee planning the Africa Anglican Bishops Conference (AABC) for October, which met in Nigeria last week, has clarified that the conference is not a reaction to current crises in the Anglican Communion. The clarification came in a press release issued today from the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA).

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First African Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya has died after suffering a heart attack. The archbishop, the Most Revd Festo Habbakuk Olang’, was 95.

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As the world turned to mark the World AIDS Day yesterday (December 1), Anglicans around Africa joined the world to spread the word on AIDS and call for an end to stigma and discrimination of people affected by HIV/AIDS.

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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.

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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.

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The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA) has unveiled plans to battle proliferation of arms in the regions.

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The President of Madagascar, Mr Marc Ravalomanana, has called on churches in Africa to take a firm frontline role in addressing Africa's problems.

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Over 35 Anglican Church leaders from across Africa converge in Uganda this week for a crucial workshop on strengthening church leadership for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The meeting, which is the first of its kind in bringing together representation from all Anglican Provinces in Africa, is aimed at enhancing the capacity of Church leaders to plan and implement effective HIV/AIDS activities in their churches and communities.

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Prominent religious leaders from all over Africa gathered in Nairobi in June under the auspices of the World Conference on Religion, and Peace and Hope for African Children Initiative to reflect on their role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Joyce Mulama joined them and in her report, projects their concern and their bold interfaith declaration.

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On Sunday 26th May 2002: Bishop Roger White, Bishop of Milwaukee Diocese, Wisconsin, USA; Archdeacon Tom Winslow, of the same diocese; and myself visited the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr Tantawry.

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The Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the Anglican Church of the Province of West Africa are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic incident of last Tuesday's air attacks on vital installations in the United States of America.

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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.

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