Basics of regulation of the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa

... Christian populations. The Republic of Angola, a secular state, declares the separation of church and state in Article 41 of its Constitution. At the same time, there are serious restrictions on the exercise of freedom of conscience (for example, registration ... ... congregation in 12 of the country's 18 provinces). The ambiguity of the situation is also confirmed by the fact that more than 2,000 religious organizations, including Christian and Islamic ones, have been de facto active in the country since 2004, despite the ...