Anglican bishops in central Africa, unlike their Roman Catholic counterparts who have called for increased pressure on the Zimbabwe government, are urging the European Union and the U.S. to scrap sanctions placed on the country's ruling elite

Christian Century, May 15, 2007

Anglican bishops in central Africa, unlike their Roman Catholic counterparts who have called for increased pressure on the Zimbabwe government, are urging the European Union and the U.S. to scrap sanctions placed on the country's ruling elite. The letter was signed by 14 bishops, including Nolbert Kunonga, the Anglican bishop of Harare, who is a staunch ally of President Robert Mugabe and who once referred to the government's opposition as dogs barking at an elephant.

The central African bishops represent Anglicans in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. "The deteriorating economy has rendered the ordinary Zimbabwean unable to make ends meet," wrote the bishops in .an April 19 letter. Kunonga has a running feud with his own church members because of his open support for Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF Party.