(LWI) – Sixty-five religious, political and civil society leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania are currently meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 6 – 8. The…
LWF Expresses Solidarity With Church and Victim of Explosion in Tanzania
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its concern over the explosion at the Lutheran hostel in Mwanza, Lake Victoria Diocese on 5 May.…
Christian and Muslim Leaders Sign at Dialogue Meeting in Tanzania
(LWI) – A high-level interreligious dialogue meeting, convened by The Lutheran World Federation, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…
NGOs Propose Seven Steps to Address Crisis, Churches Call to Prayer
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is calling on the international community to urgently…
Insecurity Hampers Timely Response to Enormous Needs
(LWI) - In the small village of Kbetene, along the western axis of Bohong-Bouar in Central African Republic (CAR), Yvonne Ndongoe, says she cannot recall the number of times…
Armed Actors in Conflict Hinder Aid Delivery to Displaced Civilians
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is among 26 international non-governmental organizations in the Central African Republic (CAR) that are calling on all armed…
Faith Leaders Urged to Engage Communities in Dialogue for Peace
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Africa, have strongly condemned the widespread violence by militant groups in the region, and urged…
LWF Member Church Needs More Assistance for Civilians Caught in CAR Crisis
(LWI) – It is Sunday evening at the St Timothy Lutheran Church in Bangui, and the main gate to the stone-walled compound is locked. Inside the poorly lit…