Uganda is a religiously diverse country, with Christianity and Islam being the dominant faiths. The country has a long-standing tradition of religious coexistence, but as religious landscapes evolve, the need for informed engagement across different faith groups becomes more pressing and necessary. It is against this backdrop that The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA), in partnership with the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), recently organised a three-day workshop for church leaders in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, to continue empowering the church to effectively carry out its mission in a continually growing religious pluralistic environment.

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For years, Mali has been among African countries that have continued to face devastating and consistent conflicts that have claimed lives, left a trail of destruction of properties and forced people to flee their homes in search of peace. This situation, particularly in Mali, is further fuelled by rampant cases of radicalisation to violent extremism, religious intolerance, political instability and numerous instances in which religion has been highly implicated in the witnessed conflicts.

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More often than not, elections in Africa are contentious, with much at stake, including the prospects of winner-takes-all and the peace and stability of the nations. In most cases, the elections also leave people polarised along political, ethnic, and religious lines. This situation becomes even more tense when religion is implicated in the day's politics in one way or another.

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