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 From Crosswalk.com:
Cameroon Pastor Elected President of All Africa Conference of Churches
Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service

Presbyterian pastor from Cameroon was elected president of the All
Africa Conference of Churches and urged African Christians to confront
their governments over abuse and injustice.  The Rev. Nyansako-Ni-Nku
was elected to the five-year post on Nov. 27 during the AACC's assembly
in Yaounde, Cameroon. He succeeds the Rev. Kwesi Dickson of Ghana as
president.  "I belong to the theology that you have to identify the
demons and name them by name," Nku said after his election. "That is
very risky. We who are called to ministry must realize the call to
discipleship has its costs."  Nku is currently the moderator of the
Presbyterian Church in Cameroon and second vice president of the
Federation of Protestant Churches and Missions in Cameroon.  Nku said
African churches have been too reluctant to confront exploitation,
poverty and the "massive looting of resources."  "There is such a
paralyzing fear for people to criticize their governments because of the
consequences," he said. "The only salvation for the people is to listen
to the church. The church has to have high morals and to raise strong
ethical issues."  Nku began his career as a journalist and broadcaster
and pursued theology studies in the United States. He is a veteran of
the World Council of Churches' Faith and Order Commission.

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