Essay: Within its own borders and beyond, the Eritrean regime cannot be trusted
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at why Eritrea – and in particular its military forces – remains a cause for advocacy and prayer in 2023…
Essay: Colombia’s fragile peace deal threatened by the return of mass killings
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAMILO TAMAYO GOMEZ, a senior lecturer in criminology and security studies at Birmingham City University, looks at the surging violence in Colombia…
Sudanese church leaders call for speedy implementation of key peace pact
As South Sudan joined the world in celebrating the International Day of Peace on 21st September, the country’s church leaders urged speedy implementation of a key peace pact known as the Revitalised – Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. The agreement – signed by the government and opposition parties on 12th […]
South Sudan religious leaders raise alarm over escalating conflict
As the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan gains ground, Christian and Muslim leaders have united to draw to attention to a growing conflict in Yei River state, which is displacing thousands while igniting a severe humanitarian challenge. Kiir’s government and a number of rebel factions signed […]
AFRICA: TIRED OF WAR, SOUTH SUDANESE PRAY FOR LATEST PEACE DEAL
DOREEN AJIAMBO, writing for Religion News Service, reports from South Sudan…
South Sudanese churches welcome top leader’s agreement, but warn conflict has expanded
South Sudanese churches have welcomed the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement by the main rivals, while cautioning that many other such pacts had also been dishonoured. President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the main opposition SPLM-IO leader, signed the declaration agreement in Khartoum on 27th June, raising hope for an end of the conflict, […]
CAR: CLERICS SAY ‘WAR MUST STOP’ AS KILLINGS CONTINUE DESPITE PEACE AGREEMENT
World Watch Monitor reports that despite a peace agreement, fighting continues in the Central African Republic – again prompting further calls from prominent Christian leader Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou for an end to the conflict…
Aid agencies warn of threats to peace agreement in Sudan
Ecumenical News International A group of international aid agencies has warned of renewed conflict in southern Sudan if urgent international action is not taken to bolster a five-year-old peace agreement that ended a two-decade civil war. “A return to war is by no means inevitable, but it depends whether the world heeds the warning signs […]