What is the role of faith based organizations in conflict situations in Africa?
We need to recognize that throughout Africa, faith based communities organized within their council of churches are quite active in dealing with conflicts. This is historical. It has always been part for the programmes of the national councils of churches, including the All African Council of Churches (AACC) and the Sudan Council of Churches in the case of Sudan, to participate in conflict resolution initiatives. At individual level, we have people such as Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat from Kenya, the Executive Director of the Africa Peace Forum, who was very instrumental in negotiating for peace in Sudan. He is not only a diplomat but also a committed Christian who has in his life worked with old council of churches on peace issues. Prominent church leaders, such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have continued to strongly promote justice, not only from the aspect of political conflict, but also from individual conflicts, urging our churches not to neglect issues of sexuality, stigmatization
