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During National Ecumenical Prayers for Peaceful Elections in Zambia, held 1 August, religious and civic leaders gathered in-person and online to pray for peaceful elections in the nation, which has been coping with a rise in violence during the lead-up to 12 August voting.

Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, passed away at the age of 97. He led his country for 27 years and championed Africa's struggles against apartheid and HIV.

Young African clergy, theologians and laypersons are eager to engage with the challenging issues facing their continent and the world. This became clear in a recent essay competition for authors below 35 years by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in partnership with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC).

Les jeunes membres du clergé, théologiens et laïcs africains sont impatients de s’attaquer aux problèmes complexes qui touchent leur continent et le monde entier. C’est ce qui est apparu clairement lors d’un concours d’écriture destiné aux auteurs de moins de 35 ans et organisé par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), en partenariat avec la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique (CETA).

This is the fifth in a series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Damon Mkandawire is hospital administrator for the United Church of Zambia’s Mbereshi Mission Hospital.

Ceci est le cinquième d’une série d’entretiens avec les ambassadeurs et ambassadrices des Jeudis en noir qui jouent un rôle de premier plan pour stimuler l’impact de notre appel collectif à un monde sans viol ni violence.

Le pasteur Damon Mkandawire est administrateur de l’hôpital missionnaire Mbereshi de l’Église unie de Zambie.

The Council of Churches in Zambia released a press statement on 3 September indicating its refusal to submit thoughts on a controversial bill that would change the nation’s constitution.

The huge impacts of businesses on the communities in which they operate often bring benefits, but companies can disregard and even harm people’s rights in pursuit of economic gain. The WCC, ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation hosted a side event at the 6th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva on 28 November, in this context.

To witness and attempt to understand contrasting narratives of foreign investment-linked development and socio-economic injustice, participants of the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) visited a mining company on 22 August.

Pour essayer de comprendre les récits contradictoires concernant le développement et les injustices socio-économiques liées aux investissements étrangers, les participants de l’École œcuménique de gouvernance, d’économie et de gestion pour une économie de la vie (GEM School) ont visité, le 22 aout, une société minière.

With the aim of building competency in economics within churches, the second Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) was held from 21 August - 1 September in Lusaka, Zambia.

La deuxième édition de l’École œcuménique de gouvernance, d’économie et de gestion pour une économie de la vie (École GEM) s’est déroulée du 21 août au 1ᵉʳ septembre à Lusaka, en Zambie. Son but est de renforcer les compétences en économie au sein des Églises.

Leaders and other representatives of Anglican churches throughout the world have gathered from 8 through 19 April for the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in Lusaka, Zambia. Participants are celebrating good news of faithful ministries within the communion, while exploring tensions among its provinces, especially over issues of sexual ethics on which Christians disagree.

Women from churches across Africa have gathered in Kenya to focus on the achievements, challenges and opportunities of women's ministry in African churches over the past 30 years, as well as their responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic.