Anglican Communion News Service

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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African nations with recently established democratic governments have experienced trying times through the process, but church representatives from two of those countries say the people want to make their representative governments work.

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Throughout Africa, Anglican leaders are calling for greater openness in their churches about the AIDS virus and methods to help prevent the spread of infection.

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Anglican general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the Revd Canon Clement Janda, has announced a competition to design a logo for the organisation's next general assembly due to take place in Yaounde, Cameroon in 2002. There is also a competition to compose an anthem for the event.

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The Diocese of Niassa is the northern of Mozambique's two Anglican dioceses, and it includes the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa and Zambezia. The Diocese was badly affected by the recent flooding that also affected the southern Diocese of Lebombo, and there are major problems and challenges that face Niassa

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The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Winston Njongonkulu Ndungane, addressed the Christian Organisation Research Advisory Trust for Africa (CORAT) at its recent Silver Jubilee symposium in Nairobi. The theme of the gathering was the "Sustainability of Churches in a Changing Context."

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(ENI) 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.

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(ENI)The World Council of Churches must take a positive stand on homosexuality at its next assembly in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, if it wants to remain credible, according to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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African Anglican women theological educators appealed for a series of actions by both the church and its theological education programmes that would demonstrate greater concern for justice for women during meetings held in Zimbabwe this month.

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May I begin this address by thanking you for the invitation and this opportunity to address you. I am most grateful to the Economic Commission of Africa and His Excellency Mr K.Y. Amoako, for hosting this event, and for the great privilege of speaking to you in this historic building. If there are any who question why a religious leader from Britain should have the temerity to address a secular gathering of this nature. I hope the reason will become clear as my concerns come through my speech.

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The Revd Chad Gandiya, Chairperson of the Governing Council of ANITEPAM (the African Network of Institutions of Theological Education Preparing Anglicans for Ministry) has announced that Harare in Zimbabwe will be the venue of a consultation for African women in theological education in January 1998.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has warned that Churches must not be the "lap-dog" of the state. Former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and now chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Desmond Tutu said that Churches must always reserve the right to be "in critical solidarity" with the state.

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