News from CITAF
CITAF or The Council of theological institutions in french-speaking Africa (Conseil des Institutions Théologiques d’Afrique Francophone) has passed on its latest news to me. Its general director, Dr. Abel Ndjerareou provides information about the new direction, which includes himself, and Dr. Daniel Kambou (as the adjunct coordinateur). The Barnabas Venture helped to subsidize the meeting of CITAF last summer, and you can see me seated at the meeting next to Dr. Abel Ndjerareou and his wife Priscille on one side, and Rene Daidanso next to me on the other.
Among other news, CITAF has decided to moveits headquarters from Bangui, as originally planned, to Abidjan. I support this decision. Communication and travel to and from Bangui has become very difficult in the last few years, at it is in the middle of one of the worst war zones in Africa; land routes are extremely unsafe. Kurt Berends of the Theological Book Network told me a shipment of books going to Bangui was delayed because the two of the shipper’s employees were murdered by bandits. Electrical power in Bangui is also a problem, since the last I heard the Bouali dam is down to a single Turbine of the original four. Communication with FATEB is now dependent on cyber cafes, as their satellite internet has mysteriously stopped.
Abidjan has also experienced war recently. But it starts out the most modern city in French-speaking Africa.
For those who read French, here is Abel’s letter (for those who don’t “bon courage” or click on the translation by google.
