ENI—The United Church of Zambia is using street theatre and broadcast media to encourage church members to get involved in efforts to influence negotiations between the European Union and their country on trade issues.
The initiative comes when many African countries are involved in bilateral talks with the 27-nation EU about the terms of Economic Partnership Agreements, intended to open up African markets through deregulation.
“Up until now, the church has not been involved in trying to influence the government on global multilateral trade issues,” said Puleng LenkaBula, a consultant working on behalf of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.
