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Au Rwanda, les responsables d’Église pleurent la disparition de 130 personnes après les inondations massives qui ont frappé plusieurs districts de ce minuscule pays d’Afrique de l’Est.

Church leaders in Rwanda are mourning the death of 130 people after massive floods struck several districts in the tiny East African country.

The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss of Bishop Justin Nzoyisaba, who was an inspiring leader within the United Methodist Church of Burundi as well as in ecumenical circles.

In a joint letter to church leaders in Burundi, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches expressed solidarity as the nation prepares for its 20 May elections.

Dans une lettre commune aux responsables des Églises du Burundi, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) et la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique ont exprimé leur solidarité alors que la nation se prépare à ses élections du 20 mai.

Brought together by the South Sudan Council of Churches, women and men are sharing the pain of many years of war and associated gender-based violence in a series of workshops in Kenya and Burundi.

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).

The Anglican Church of Burundi and Friends Church in Burundi in partnership with World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission have embarked on a three-year journey of mainstreaming disability in their development programmes. This journey, aiming to improve the livelihoods of persons with disabilities in Burundi, began with the launch of a project entitled “Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Church Development Programmes in Burundi” held on 27 February in Bujumbura.

The WCC is absorbing valuable input from communities in Rwanda that will help hone training aimed at changing attitudes toward antiretroviral medication for people living with HIV.

In a plenary presentation given at the 11th All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, on 5 July, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary Isabel Apawo Phiri offered “An Overview on the Imperative of Diakonia for the Church.”

Dans une présentation plénière donnée lors de la 11e Assemblée de la Conférence des Églises de toute l’Afrique (CETA) à Kigali, au Rwanda, le 5 juillet dernier, la secrétaire générale adjointe du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), Isabel Apawo Phiri, a donné «Une vue d’ensemble de l’impératif de la diaconie pour l’Église».

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit spoke on “The Oneness of the Ecumenical Movement” at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) 11th General Assembly, being held in Kigali, Rwanda from 1-7 July.

À l'occasion de la 11e Assemblée générale de la Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique (CETA), qui se tient du 1er au 7 juillet à Kigali (Rwanda), le pasteur Olav Fykse Tveit, secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), s'est exprimé sur «L'unité du mouvement œcuménique».

In a pilgrimage of justice and peace in Burundi on 8-10 November, African women of faith met some of the world’s most pressing problems - poverty, violence and climate change - with faith, hope and action.

A consultation in Arusha, Tanzania, has issued a communique entitled “Sustainable Peace in Burundi.” The meeting, organized by the World Council of Churches and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, drew together Burundian religious leaders on 18-19 October.

Les participant-e-s à une consultation qui se tenait à Arusha (Tanzanie) ont publié un communiqué de presse intitulé «Une paix durable au Burundi». La rencontre, organisée les 18 et 19 octobre par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises et le Bureau de la prévention du génocide et de la responsabilité de protéger des Nations Unies, réunissait des responsables religieux du Burundi.

Gathered in Kigali, Rwanda on 25-29 September, religious leaders from a variety of faith communities in French-speaking Africa have explored the issue of ”faith-healing only” practices, where some faith communities encourage people living with HIV to stop taking their anti-retroviral medication, claiming they can be healed by faith alone – a rationale devastating for work to overcome HIV and AIDS.