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Consultation Paves the Way to Better Theological Education in Africa
Written: 9/24/2009
Sept. 18, 2009 | KAMPALA, UGANDA – The lack of theological education and training resources in Africa is all too familiar to Yatta Young, dean of Gbarnga School of Theology in Monrovia, Liberia.
"We rely on teachers' notes. We don't have books," Dr. Young said.
Young w...
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Written: 4/9/2009
By Andra Stevens* April 7, 2009 | MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) After 15 months of leading United Methodist-related Africa University in an interim position, Fanuel Tagwira has been named the school's third vice chancellor. Tagwira, 51, was elected to the post April 4 by Africa University's board of di...
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Written: 4/3/2009
A UMNS Report By Linda Green* April 1, 2009 Zimbabwe's massive problems are man-made, says a human rights attorney in that country. According to Tinoziva Bere, 43, who also is vice president of the Zimbabwe Law Association and legal counsel for United Methodist-related Africa University, "th...
Bishop Yemba Re-elected in the Congo
Written: 9/19/2008
(UMNS) Bishop David Kekumba Yemba has been re-elected to oversee the UMC’s Central Congo Area after four years of service. With his re-election, he is now a bishop for life. Yemba won Aug. 26 on the third ballot by the Congo Central Conference, meeting in Kananga in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Written: 9/4/2008
AU Shines Through Adversity Old Mutare, Zimbabwe – Operating in a nation beset by economic and political crises, Africa University has issued an urgent plea for United Methodist congregations to fulfill their 2008 financial obligations to the Zimbabwe-based school. Fanuel Tagwira, in...