Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
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Non- Governmental and Other Organisations
- Christianity (Episcopalian)
- Symposium des conférences épiscopales d'Afrique et de Madagascar; Simpósio das Conferências Episcopais da Africa e Madagascar
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4 Senchi Street, PO Box 9156, Airport Residential Area, Accra, Ghana
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Aim
Promote its role as a sign and instrument of salvation and to build the Church as a Family of God in Africa; and preserve and foster communion, collaboration and joint action among all the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and the Islands.
History
Founded in July 1969, Kampala (Uganda), following a meeting of 6 African bishops, Apr 1968, Rome (Italy), and superseding the functions and objectives of Pan African Episcopal Conference, dissolved after Vatican II. Constitution approved 1970, Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire). Statutes revised 2003.
IRD Activities
- Ecumenism
The major focus of this aim is the pursuit of fraternal relations and interreligious dialogue with people of other faiths.
Main Focus Countries of Activities
Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Cameroon - Cabo Verde - Central African Republic - Chad - Comoros - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ivory Coast - Equatorial Guinea - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Gabon - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau - Kenya - Lesotho - Liberia - Libya - Madagascar - Malawi - Mali - Mauritania - Mauritius - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Niger - Nigeria - Rwanda - Sao Tome and Principe - Senegal - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - Somalia - South Africa - South Sudan - Sudan - Tanzania - Togo - Tunisia - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Egypt - Réunion - Swaziland