Our concern for Africa is shaped by long term relationsips between Maryknoll missioners and the people of the Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. We honor their strength and wisdom and believe that African cultures and traditions often suggest solutions to seemingly intractable local and global problems.
In Africa our Global Concerns work is at times country-specific, focussing, for example, on the slow process toward peace in Southern Sudan or the genocide in Darfur; the political and economic collapse of Zimbabwe; the introduction of genetically modified seeds or the political situation in Tanzania; efforts to stop corruption in Kenya; etc. We also address transnational issues of great concern to all people in Africa: deep and endemic poverty; the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the call for the cancellation of illegitimate and overwhelming debt without conditions that worsen poverty; just trade agreements; the rights of women and children; and environmental degradation.
Together with Africa: Celebrating hope
See also:
- Action alert: Prayers for Zimbabwe, June 9
- Zimbabwe: Civil society under threat, March 10, 2011
- Sudan Awaits Historic Referendum, January 20, 2011
- AFRICOM: Reevaluate U.S. policy, Sept. 30, 2010
- Sudan: Bishops' conference releases new statement, "A future full of hope," July 2010
- Kenya: Landmark ruling on indigenous land rights, March 2010
- African climate justice manifesto, February 2010
- Sudan bishops' pastoral letter: "Be messengers of peace" November 2008
- Gathering Storm: New short IRIN videos on climate change in Africa
- Zimbabwe Peoples' Charter (PDF)
- Updates and analysis on Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe: Heads of Christian denominations express concern over their nation's deteriorating situation
- NGOs unite in call for patience, persistence to salvage Northern Uganda's peace process
- President Bush to visit Maryknoll Sisters in Arusha, Tanzania, February 2008
- Solidarity with people of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops release pastoral letter in response to crisis (March 29, 2007)
- What Zimbabweans say about Zimbabwe: Article by Peter Henriot
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