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  Africa Society & Culture

  Kenyan Christian leaders call out corruption, appeal for integrity during funeral of former PM Raila Odinga

  By Vincent Matinde

  Christian leaders called for integrity and renewed efforts to fight corruption during the state burial of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Oct. 19. Anglican Church of Kenya Bishop the Rev. David Kodia delivered a sermon that drew a standing ovation, condemning leaders for perpetuating the corruption that has deeply affected the East African nation.

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  Global Church & Missions

  ‘We are the Anglican Communion’: Gafcon rejects authority of Archbishop of Canterbury

  By Chris Eyte

  Gafcon, a movement claiming to represent the majority of Anglicans worldwide, particularly in the Global South, has officially rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and related institutions such as the Lambeth Conference — declaring itself the true “Global Anglican Communion.”

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  Africa Religious Freedom

  Sudan separates, deports South Sudanese women and children

  By Morning Star News

  Sudan last week deported more than 100 predominantly Christian, South Sudanese women from Khartoum in what critics say was for both religious and political reasons.

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  Africa Religious Freedom

  Report urges Mozambique to reconsider proposed religious regulation law amidst growing persecution of Christians

  By Vincent Matinde

  A proposed law to regulate the registration and formation of religious groups in Mozambique is likely to compound the scale of persecution of Christians in the country. A joint report released by World Evangelical Alliance, Open Doors International, and the Associação Evangélica de Moçambique (AEM), observed that the legislation disproportionately requires Christian groups to collect no fewer than 2,000 notarized signatures to register and would mandate theological qualifications for leaders.

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  Global Church & Missions

  Global Methodist Church surpasses 6,000 congregations worldwide

  By CDI Staff

  The Global Methodist Church (GMC), a denomination formed in 2022 as a conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church (UMC), announced it has grown to include more than 6,000 congregations across multiple nations.

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  Africa Religious Freedom

  Persecution of Christians globally worsens significantly, rights leaders say

  By Chris Eyte

  Persecution of Christians worldwide has increased significantly in both quantity and intensity, human rights experts in Berlin, Germany said on Wednesday (Oct. 15).