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Del 17 al 21 de abril se celebró en Nairobi un seminario de capacitación centrado en el liderazgo, la diaconía y el desarrollo de las iglesias en África. 

Der Schwerpunkt in einem vom 17. bis 21. April in Nairobi abgehaltenen Kapazitätsaufbau-Seminar lag auf Führungsverantwortung, Diakonie und Entwicklung für Kirchen in Afrika. 

Le séminaire de renforcement des capacités qui s’est tenu à Nairobi du 17 au 21 avril s’est centré sur le leadership, la diaconie et le développement pour les Églises en Afrique. 

A capacity building seminar held in Nairobi on 17-21 April focused on leadership, diakonia, and development for churches in Africa.

The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) are calling for justice for Memory Machaya, a 14-year-old who died while giving birth at the shrine of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church. 

Rev. Canon Dr Emily Awino Onyango, a Kenyan woman theologian, was consecrated on 27 March as the assistant bishop of the Bondo Anglican Diocese, making her the first woman to hold such a post in the church in east-central Africa.

A webinar held 22 October gave space for persons with disabilities to share their reflections. Entitled “From Lamentation to Transformation,” the event, first in a series of webinars on COVID-19 perspectives, highlighted hope through stories, practical support, and social change as experienced by persons with disabilities.

African Church leaders are highlighting the need to tame the continent’s persistent post-harvest losses, as organizations point at rising food insecurity due to the coronavirus pandemic.

At a seminar on African missiology held in Nairobi, Kenya on 13 February, participants gave space to theological reflections linked to the Arusha Conference.

The one-day event, “Re-visiting Arusha 2018: Highlights of African Missiology,” also created space for new reflections based on the Arusha Call to Discipleship.

Christians in Africa have joined in ecumenical celebrations and prayer services to mark the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, observed worldwide from 18-25 January.

Junge afrikanische Geistliche, Theologinnen und Theologen sowie Laien sind bereit, die herausfordernden Problem ihres Kontinents und der Welt in Angriff zu nehmen. Dies ging aus einem kürzlich vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Partnerschaft mit der Gesamtafrikanischen Kirchenkonferenz (AACC) durchgeführten Aufsatzwettbewerb für Autorinnen und Autoren unter 35 Jahren hervor.

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).

Numerosos jóvenes clérigos, teólogos y laicos africanos están dispuestos a comprometerse para afrontar los profundos desafíos a los que se enfrenta su continente y el mundo. Esto se puso de manifiesto en un reciente concurso de ensayos para autores menores de 35 años organizado por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en colaboración con la Conferencia de Iglesias de Toda el África (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).

Kenyan religious leaders, scholars, students and ordinary people have mourned Prof. John Samuel Mbiti, world-renowned Christian philosopher and writer who died on 6 October.

Gemeinsam mit seiner Familie und seinen Freunden trauert die Gemeinschaft des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) um Prof. Dr. John Samuel Mbiti, der am 6. Oktober verstorben ist, und ist gleichzeitig dankbar für sein Leben.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) fellowship joined family and friends of Prof. John Samuel Mbiti in giving thanks for his life and grieving his death on 6 October.

La comunidad del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se unió a los familiares y amigos del profesor John Samuel Mbiti para dar gracias por su vida y llorar su muerte el 6 de octubre.