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By Kirk Sandvig (*)

Church leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and Rwanda have made a "firm commitment to work together in promoting human dignity and fundamental human rights".

Human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be the topic of a workshop bringing together high-level representatives of government, churches and international organisations in the country's capital Kinshasa, 13-17 April.

by Walt Wiltschek (*)

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia sounded notes of hope as he delivered his final address as general secretary to the World Council of Churches central committee on 26 August.

By Fredrick Nzwili (*)

A team of church representatives from Europe, Latin America and Africa will pay a solidarity visit to churches, ecumenical organizations and civil society movements in Uruguay and Bolivia from 9 to 16 July. A second team will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo at the same time.

By Sara Speicher (*)

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will offer the sermon at the assembly's closing service of worship on Friday. The service will culminate in the induction of the Rev. Dr Andre Karamaga as the AACC's new general secretary. Kobia will preach on the first chapter of Joshua in which God promises the new leader, "I will be with you as I was with Moses," and commands him to "be strong, and be courageous!"

"It is impossible to preach God's love in Jesus Christ while being silent about the effects of such a grave humanitarian catastrophe," a group of church leaders told D.R. Congo President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa yesterday.

A delegation of church leaders from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has set out to meet the presidents of the latter two countries in order to convey them a strong message in favor of peace.