by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
The Rev Joaquina Filipe Nhanala was elected on 23 July 2008 as the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa, reports UMNS. Nhanala, aged 51, the pastor of Matola United Methodist Church in Mozambique, was elected during the 22-24 July 2008 meeting of the...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 31, 2008
Christian leaders in Burundi have called on a church-sponsored group led by former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano to reach out to the rebel Palipehutu-Forces for National Liberation (FNL), the last remaining insurgent group in the Central African country....
by Sean Reilly | Jan 14, 2008
Extreme rainfall in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe has caused severe flooding with devastating consequences – including food shortages to come as farmers’ crops are washed away, warn international church and development bodies. UK-based agency Christian Aid...
