Posted On : October 21, 1997 2:22 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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A Sudanese Anglican priest who has just been elected to one of Africa's most influential Church posts has lamented the fact that most people around the world do not even know their own human rights. Canon Clement Janda, who was elected this week as the new General Secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, told journalists that teaching human rights has been one of his main tasks as director of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Zambia.
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Posted On : October 21, 1997 1:32 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Changes in weather cycles have had a devastating effect on Africa's abilities to feed itself. Drought conditions that normally recur every five to ten years in Tanzania have recently occurred every three years. The government in Ethiopia says 4.6 million people need relief assistance. The lack of rain in Mauritania again this year is expected to result in widespread crop losses. Action by Churches Together (ACT) is appealing for help with its efforts to feed the hungry.
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Posted On : April 25, 1997 11:55 AM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Trinity Grants, a programme of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, USA, has awarded the African Network of Institutions of Theological Education Preparing Anglicans for Ministry (ANITEPAM), a grant of US$24,000 to develop resources about theological education by extension (TEE) for use in African residential colleges.
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Posted On : December 19, 1996 4:04 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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The Revd Dr Leon Spencer who has served as Corresponding Secretary for the African Network of Institutions of Theological Education Preparing Anglicans for Ministry (ANITEPAM) has returned to USA and whilst he will continue his work with the organisation, the Network is looking for a successor to Dr Spencer who will be Africa-based. Leaders of the organisation have paid tribute to the valuable work done by Dr Spencer for the organisation since its establishment. Dr Spencer has been named Faith in Community Coordinator at the ecumenical and inter-faith Greater Birmingham Ministries in Alabama USA.
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Posted On : December 19, 1996 4:02 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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Some 20 African Church leaders met near Johannesburg in November to discuss African culture and Anglican liturgy. It was the second conference on this subject in three years, both of them organised in association with the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA).
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Posted On : June 19, 1996 4:27 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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The Anglican Archbishop of Central Africa, Khotso Makhulu, has criticised some international donor agencies for being "neo-colonialist" and power-hungry at the expense of poor developing countries whose raw materials have been exploited by the West. "Sometimes people have talked about the altruism of aid," Archbishop Makhulu said. Then he added pointedly: "Is it not looking for a niche for influence?"
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