World Council of Churches (WCC) and All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) express concern over tensions between Sudan and South Sudan

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 19, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- In a joint statement issued on 18 April, "the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) express grave concern over the escalating armed conflict between Sudan and South Sudan and call upon both parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid any further deterioration of the situation."