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1.	Uganda: War helps to reconcile the religious divide
	Author: Wade Snowdon,	Date Written: 5 December 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: ARLPI
	Secondary Category: Eastern Region	Source URL:
	Key Words: Uganda, Acholi, Islam, violence, ARLPI, reconciliation
	Summary & Comment: Find here a brief article written about the role of the ARLPI in reconciling religious differences in northern Uganda. In an effort to bring an end to the 2 decade long war that has ravaged the region and brought suffering to almost 2 million people, religious leaders from the four major religions in northern Uganda (Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, a . . . [expand]
2.	Kenya: Muslims question proposed money-laundering law
	Author: CISA No. 130, Nairobi	Date Written: 5 December 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: Catholic Information Service for Africa,
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.cisanewsafrica.org
	Key Words: Kenya, Nairobi, Muslims, Terrorism, human rights
	Summary & Comment: Muslims have expressed strong opposition to a proposed law to curb money-laundering. They say the bill as before parliament would sanction human rights violations by the State. The Muslim Human Rights Forum after listening to expert reviews of the constitutionality of the bill, came to the conclusion that, if enacted, the law would have grave conse . . . [expand]
3.	Nigeria vulnerable to religious violence unless government acts
	Author: Cheryl Heckler, Oxford, Ohio,	Date Written: 4 December 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: Ecumenical News International, ENI-08-0973
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.eni.ch/rss/
	Key Words: Nigeria, Jos, Commission, government, CPDP, ANPP
	Summary & Comment: Two days of violence broke out on 28 November in the town of Jos. Several hundred people were killed in the violence, and at least 10000 were displaced. Nigeria shows a significant pattern of restrictions on religious freedom. Since 1999 more than 10000 Nigerians have been killed in sectarian attacks and reprisals between Muslims and Christians. Th . . . [expand]
4.	Shock and dismay at the terror strikes in Mumbai
	Author: Tarek Fatah	Date Written: 28 November 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: Ottawa Citizen
	Secondary Category: Sudan	Source URL: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen
	Key Words: India, Mumbai, Pakistan, Prime Minister, intelligence agency, jihad
	Summary & Comment: Find here two articles on the recent terrorist attacks in India. They do not concern Africa as such. But these attacks belong to the whole world because they attack the basis of relationships between nations, people, and adherents of different religions. They concern Africa with its prolonged wars in Darfur, the D R CONGO, and the numerous African . . . [expand]
5.	Sudan: Catholic Bishops ask Christians and Muslims to refocus on the CPA
	Author: CISA - No. 122 , Yambio,	Date Written: 18 November 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: Catholic Information Service for Africa
	Secondary Category: Sudan	Source URL: http://www.cisanewsafrica.org
	Key Words: Yambio, Catholic Bishops, Christians, Muslims, CPA,
	Summary & Comment: Noting that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 to end the civil war in Sudan is losing momentum because of slow implementation the Sudanese Catholic bishops have asked Christians and Muslims to focus again on the CPA and urged leaders to mobilize the faithful to walk together, reconciled and united, in order to implement the peace agr . . . [expand]
6.	Seven global Christian leaders censure Africa for Zimbabwe failure
	Author: Peter Kenny, Geneva	Date Written: 14 November 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: ENI-08-0916
	Secondary Category: Zimbabwe	Source URL: http://warc.jalb.de/warcajsp/side.jsp?news_id=1634 4&part_id=0&navi=6
	Key Words: Zimbabwe, Christian organizations, African leaders, servant leadership
	Summary & Comment: Leaders of global Christian organizations have criticised African leaders for their failure to address a "growing humanitarian catastrophe" in Zimbabwe and question the "illegitimacy of the current government" there. Find here the ENI correspondant’s comments followed by the full statement. B.T.
7.	UN backs inter-faith resolution, terrorism un-Islamic says co-sponsor
	Author: Cheryl Heckler, Oxford, Ohio, ENI-08-0919	Date Written: 14 November 2008
	Primary Category: Interfaith Relations	Document Origin: Ecumenical News International
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: United Nations, Pakistan, resolution, interreligious dialogue, terrorism
	Summary & Comment: A 13th of November U.N. resolution co-authored by the Philippines and Pakistan and co-sponsored by 60 other countries during a meeting of the General Assembly in New York should cheer hearts in Africa. Its adoption affirms “that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute an important part of the alliance of civilizations and of a c . . . [expand]