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The presidential elections in Tanzania on October 29 were accompanied by massive protests and violent clashes with the military and police forces. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has been in office since 2021, was declared the winner by the electoral commission with around 98% of the vote and was sworn in behind closed doors on November 3....
How can we build peace in a world full of ecological crises, social inequalities and cultural fractures? This question was at the heart of this year's Mission 21 International Forum for Peacebuilding, a two-day online event that brought together voices from churches, academia, indigenous communities and youth movements. The urgent message: there is no peace without ecological justice. Already to [...]
On Sunday, September 28, 2025, the opening service for Mission 21's annual campaign took place in Basel Minster. In a packed church, various speakers highlighted the theme of this year's campaign: "Standing up for a peaceful society", the content of which is more relevant than ever. The event was opened by Jochen Kirsch, Director of Mission...
Does theology need to be decolonized - and if so, how? This question was addressed in the webinar of the "Mission-Colonialism Revisited" series at the beginning of September 2025. Yes, it urgently needs to be decolonized, explained the two experts, Thandi Gamedze from South Africa and Scotty J. Williams from the Netherlands. The recording of the webinar is available on our website.
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
A high-ranking delegation from Ghana visited Mission 21 in Basel on July 29, 2025. Led by the regional head of "Osu Mantse", Professor Notse Nii Nortey Owuo IV, the delegation was also shown historical documents from the 19th century. The background to the visit is a special historical connection between Mission 21 and Osu, the seat of the head.
The international synod of Mission 21 was once again held as an online meeting from July 3-4, 2025. The 40 or so delegates from four continents unanimously re-elected Michal Maurer to the board after a four-year term of office and thanked the work of Claudia Hoffmann and Roland Plattner, who stepped down after several years of dedicated service.
The summer synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Switzerland (EKS) in St. Gallen was significant for Mission 21. The synod members adopted new regulations which, for the first time, set out binding joint funding rules for the EKS's Mission 21, DM and HEKS relief organizations. The motion to increase the annual contribution to the work of Mission 21 was also approved [...]
Among other things, the current issue focuses on projects in sustainable agriculture so that particularly vulnerable people can feed themselves and their families reliably and responsibly, even under the conditions of the climate crisis.
The situation in the two English-speaking provinces of Cameroon remains difficult. Violence and poverty characterize the everyday life of the population. Angelika Weber, Mission 21's Cameroon Program Officer, went to Cameroon to get an idea of the situation and met the doctor Dr. Samuel Egbe. The situation was dangerous. A group of armed separatists was...
