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  • 17 Nov 2008
    Forgiveness and change in Uganda

    Gulu in northern Uganda looks as peaceful as any small African town, writes Fredrick Nzwili. However, its inhabitants now have to come to terms with the terrible crimes that were committed here during 22 years of civil war.

  • 28 Oct 2008
    World churches' visit supports Uganda's peacebuilding efforts

    The plight of people displaced by war is the key topic of a "Living Letters" churches visit to Uganda, which began yesterday and continues through to 2 November. The country has returned to civil rule after years of dictatorship.

  • 23 Jun 2008
    Archbishops fail to condemn violence against lesbians and gays

    Archbishops Peter Akinola of Nigeria and Henry Orombi of Uganda have declined to condemn violence against lesbian and gay men and women during a press conference at the GAFCON meeting in Jerusalem.

  • 12 Feb 2008
    Sponsor a child in Uganda - child sponsorship

    Since achieving independence in 1964, Ugandans have suffered at the hands of two different dictators. Several hundred thousand people lost their lives, and schools, hospitals, roads and industries were destroyed during the long years of conflict. Sponsor a child in Uganda here

  • 15 Nov 2007
    Ugandan rebel group seeks forgiveness for its crimes

    A Ugandan rebel group which has committed appalling human rights abuses over the years and has been implicated in cult-like religion has said it realises it was wrong and wishes to seek forgiveness from its many victims.

  • 7 Oct 2007
    Church agencies respond to severe flooding in Ghana and Uganda

    Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) in the USA is among the global church agencies providing emergency assistance to communities hit by severe flooding in Ghana and Uganda. Nearly 17 African countries have been affected by heavy rains which began in June 2007.

  • 17 May 2007
    Churches set to respond to African water crisis

    A 21-25 May 2007 conference in Entebbe, Uganda, to be opened by Uganda's minister of water and environment, will discuss the role of churches and communities in facing up to the African water crisis.

  • 18 Apr 2007
    Ugandan churches defend forests and condemn racial attacks

    Church leaders in Uganda are opposing a government plan allowing sugar growing in part of Mabira Forest, while also condemning violent protests, racial assaults and an attack on a Hindu Temple.

  • 14 Feb 2007
    Sentamu calls for action on Northern Uganda conflict

    Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, who experienced first-hand the military dictatorship of Idi Amin, has called upon religious and political leaders – not least current Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – to end to the “suffering and misery” of those impacted by the bloody conflict in Northern Uganda.

  • 14 Jan 2007
    Archbishop decries Anglican squabbling and highlights Africa's plight

    The Archbishop of Southern Africa has responded robustly to a recent threat made by some African Anglican heads who say that they will not attend the forthcoming Primates Meeting in Tanzania in February 2007 because of the presence of US Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.