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All Africa Conference of Churches Pastoral Visit to Sierra
Worldwide Faith News – Worldwide Faith News (press release) – Nov 12, 2004
orgAll Africa Conference of Churches Pastoral Visit to Sierra From "Carol Fouke" <. org> Date Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:37:55 -0800 REPORT OF THE PASTORAL VISIT TO SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIABy Polycarp Omolo Ochilo, AACC Executive Secretary for International AffairsNovember 11, 2004By Polycarp Omolo Ochilo, AACC Executive Secretary for International AffairsThe church must be in the forefront in the promotion of a lasting peace inAfrica. The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) General Secretary, Rev. Mvume Dandala has said. The church, he said, must speak out and standside by side with the flock, God’s children, adding that God desires nothingless than a lasting peace for his people everywhere in the world…
Dandala was addressing various church leaders, civil societyleaders and women leaders during a public forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The forum was organized by the Christian Council of Sierra Leone (CCSL). Theforum’s theme was "Political, Economic and Ecclesiological Challenges facingthe church in Africa". Dandala was leading the AACC delegation fora pastoral visit to Sierra Leone and Liberia last month.
Uganda tops list of forgotten tragedies
TVNZ – Nov 12, 2004
In Africa, sites include Burundi, CentralAfrican Republic, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and theDemocratic Republic of Congo. The UN relief coordinator, Jan Egeland, said there would be aseparate appeal for Darfur, Iraq and Afghanistan, no longerconsidered neglected tragedies. He said Sierra Leone and Angolahave been taken off the list since last year because of progress inresolving conflicts. The campaign, launched in cooperation with 104 other aid agencies,has been significantly scaled back from last year, when $3. 4billion was sought for 21 hot spots but only $1. 86 billion wasreceived. “This year there is a sharper and more focused appeal for a smallernumber of countries,” Egeland told Reuters.
Gay.com > News > Slain African activist mourned in London
Gay.com – Nov 12, 2004
At present, there have been no arrests for her murder. “FannyAnn Eddy was a beautiful woman and human being, a wonderful partner and mother, a courageous lesbian campaigner and a hero of the unfinished African liberation struggle,” Peter Tatchell of the queer human rights group OutRage! told the mourners. “Her battle for lesbian and gay liberation in Sierra Leone is a continuation of the African liberation movement that began with the battles against colonialism and for national liberation. He added that international LGBT communities should work to support lesbian and gay people in those African countries that oppress them. “The best way we can honor FannyAnn is by supporting the many other African LGBT campaigners fighting homophobic oppression in countries like Uganda, Zambia, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt, Namibia and Kenya,” Tatchell said.
Rapaport Calls for Establishment of African Digger Cooperatives and…
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