Faith groups urged to act together to tackle Africa's water crisis

Africa’s growing water crisis demands leadership and common action among faith groups, said general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in a keynote address for the Third Summit of the Inter-Faith Action...

Archbishop calls for renewable energy in South Africa

The Archbishop of Cape Town has called on South Africa's troubled energy provider Eskom to drop its plans to build more coal-fired power plants and invest in renewable energy instead, following the resignation of its...

Pray for victims of Ethiopian food crisis, says World Vision

Christian aid agency World Vision is appealing for donations and prayers for families and communities worst affected by Ethiopia’s food crisis. Crops have failed as a result of poor and erratic rainfall, leaving...

Kenya's needs are urgent despite return of rains, warns CAFOD

While weather officials in Kenya expect that this season’s rainfall will not fail as in the past three years, relief workers say millions of hungry people still need food and that the heavier rainfall may actually do...

Sudanese churches warn of return to war

In a statement this week, the church leaders expressed their concern over the failure of the Northern and Southern Sudanese governments to implement parts of the CPA, including holding a general election and referendum...

Pope speaks of ‘urgent’ need to evangelise Africa

Speaking at the synod at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the Pope praised Africa’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage but warned countries on the continent not to succumb to materialism – what he called the...