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British people unaware of famine threatening millions in East Africa, aid agencies warn

PARTS of East Africa are facing their worst hunger and water crisis for 40 years, but most people in Britain are not aware of it, new polling suggests

20 May 2022

UK news in brief

Loosen poverty’s grip, urges Archbishop of York; Leicester synod approves minster communities; Mediators appointed in Aberdeen & Orkney; Governance award for Church Commissioners; Welsh cleric deposed after admitting to indecent images; LGBT+ Christians surveyed on safety; New director for Theos; Lord Carey: Return treasures to Ethiopia; Retired archdeacon completes ten-hour preach-athon; New qualifications for teachers and leaders; Work continues on C of E’s website accessibility

15 Oct 2021

UN voices concern over 13th-century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, as rebels capture area

THE United Nations has raised the alarm about the fate of the 13th-century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, in northern Ethiopia, after the area was captured by Tigrayan rebels

13 Aug 2021

Diplomatic efforts fail to resolve dispute over Ethiopian dam project

06 Aug 2021

Millions on brink of famine in Africa and Afghanistan, UN warns

25 Jun 2021

Female leaders call for end to sexual abuse in Tigray

25 Jun 2021

Charities unite to create interfaith peace-building coalitions

28 May 2021

Paul Vallely: Act to end Ethiopia’s hidden civil war

28 May 2021

General Synod digest: Government rhetoric on religious freedom not enough, bishop declares

30 Apr 2021

Archbishop of Alexandria warns that dam project has reached a ‘potentially dangerous’ phase

09 Apr 2021

Global flower sales flourish, but workers’ pay is below poverty line, Fairtrade Foundation reports

26 Mar 2021

Archbishop Makgoba warns of genocide after more attacks in Ethiopia

26 Feb 2021

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