Category - southern africa

African churches call for tough action on Mugabe abuses

agency reporter — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:15:19 +0100

Delegates from churches in Zimbabwe, South Africa and other countries in the Southern Africa Development Community have expressed clear support for targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe.

British Methodists join Southern Africa flood relief effort

staff writers — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:06:26 +0000

As churches from around the world gear up to respond to the Southern Africa flood emergency, the Methodist Church in Britain is sending a solidarity grant of £30,000 to provide support for the victims of the disaster.

Namibian churches concerned about impact of Russian nuclear offer

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:34:03 +0100

The leader of the Council of Churches in Namibia has expressed concern about environmental problems that could be created if the uranium-rich southern African country accepts an offer by Russia to help build floating nuclear power plants.