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Upon the 20th anniversary of the UN Resolution 1325, the question is still being answered as to whether women’s important work in peace and security is getting the visibility it deserves.

In a message on 15 October, Rev. Dr David Tswaedi, executive director of the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa, lamented that the voices of survivors and victims of gender-based violence have been muted, due to stigma and the perceived power of the perpetrators.

South African church leaders heard that corruption in their country kills when they organized for a campaign against the latest version of pillaging during the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

On 15 September, the South African Council of Churches will stand in silent prayer in all nine provinces to declare that “Corruption is Not Our Heritage.”

Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi is dean of the Ecumenical Institute, the graduate school which opened its academic year this week. Below, Iwuamadi reflects on the arrival of new students at the Ecumenical Institute during this remarkable time.

Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement at Bread for the World. She also serves on the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. She recently participated in a rally and march in Washington, DC, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963 that included Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream" speech.

Rev. Dr Lydia Mwaniki, director for Women, Gender and Youth at the All Africa Conference of Churches, has received the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Thursdays in Black campaign for a world free from rape and violence has been intensified in Namibia, bringing awareness of the heightened risk of violence against women and children during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Familienmitglieder, Freunde und Freundinnen, Kollegen und Kolleginnen und Studierende betrauerten im Rahmen eines Online-Gedenkgottesdienstes den Verlust der verstorbenen Präsidentin des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) für Afrika. Plaatjes van Huffel, die sich als Führungspersönlichkeit einer transformativen Kirche einen Namen gemacht hatte, ist am 19. Mai verstorben.

An online memorial service for Rev. Prof. Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel drew family members, friends, colleagues and students who mourned the passing of the World Council of Churches (WCC) president for Africa. Plaatjies van Huffel, known as a transformative church leader in sub-Saharan Africa, passed away on 19 May.

Familiares, amigos, colegas y estudiantes de la Rev. Prof. Dra. Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel participaron en un servicio conmemorativo virtual en su honor en el que lamentaron el fallecimiento de la presidenta del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) para África. Plaatjies van Huffel, conocida como una líder eclesial transformadora en el África subsahariana, falleció el 19 de mayo.

Un service commémoratif en ligne pour la pasteure Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel a réuni des membres de sa famille, des amis, des collègues et des étudiants qui ont pleuré le décès de la présidente du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) pour l’Afrique. Mme Plaatjies van Huffel, connue comme responsable d’Église à l’action transformatrice en Afrique subsaharienne, est décédée le 19 mai.

The All Africa Conference of Churches joined many across the world in expressing shock and dismay at remarks from two French scientists during a live interview on the French television channel LCI, suggesting that Africa should be the testing ground for treatment for the coronavirus.

Südsudanesische Kirchenleitende begrüßten die Bildung eines neuen Kabinetts, das am 12. März von Präsident Salva Kiir Mayardit vorgestellt wurde.

Die Bekanntmachung des Kabinetts beendete ein monatelanges ängstliches Warten auf eine neue Einheitsregierung, die 2018 durch ein Friedensabkommen (Revitalised Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan) angeordnet worden war. Die Regierung besteht aus 34 Ministerinnen und Ministern sowie 10 Stellvertreterinnen und Stellvertretern.

South Sudanese church leaders have welcomed a new cabinet, which the country’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit announced on 12 March.

The unveiling of the cabinet ended months of anxious waiting for a new unity government which was mandated by a 2018 peace pact, known as the Revitalised Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. The government has 34 ministers and 10 deputies.

Los dirigentes de las iglesias de Sudán del Sur dieron la bienvenida al nuevo gabinete, que el presidente del país, Salva Kiir Mayardit, anunció el 12 de marzo.

Les responsables des Églises du Soudan du Sud ont salué la formation d’un nouveau gouvernement, annoncée le 12 mars dernier par le président sud-soudanais, Salva Kiir Mayardit.

La révélation du nouveau cabinet ministériel a mis fin à des mois d’attente angoissée d’un nouveau gouvernement d’union nationale tel que le prescrit l’accord de paix de 2018, baptisé Accord revitalisé sur le règlement du conflit en République du Soudan du Sud. Ledit cabinet est composé de 34 ministres et de 10 vice-ministres.

“The church has lots of roles in removing barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from living a fulfilled life. All are created in the image of God and have equal rights. Sexual and reproductive health is one such right that should not be denied to any woman,” said Rev. Evans Onyemara, general secretary of the Christian Council of Nigeria during a training on empowering women with disabilities on sexual and reproductive health care held at Umuahia, Nigeria from 9-11 March.

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.