Over eight million people are now facing severe food and water shortages in East and West Africa, a consortium of leading British aid agencies has warned.

A Kenyan politician has praised the faiths in Africa for taking a leading role in peace-making through practical aid and dialogue activities.

A global rollout of pneumococcal vaccine aimed at treating pneumonia in infants has been welcomed by faith groups delivering health services in Africa.

A keynote seminar discussing multiculturalism in Scotland, the Islamic faith and Muslims, has been held by the Church of Scotland and PROCMURA.