The Primates of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, have called for solidarity and practical support for the people of Zimbabwe, having heard first-hand accounts of the crisis there.

Africa's heads of state meeting on Sunday 1 February were greeted by hunger strikers calling for justice and democracy in Zimbabwe as the political leaders continue to seek an accommodation to end the country's crisis.

A forum of South African church leaders has said former president Thabo Mbeki must step down as mediator of the process to solve the political crisis in Zimbabwe after years of failure.

The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church are leading the way in responding to an Africa Day of Prayer in which the suffering people of Zimbabwe will be held in the thoughts and intentions of participants.