STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION OF WAR IN DRC

After successful general elections held by the people of Congo accompanied by the international community in 2006 that led to the establishment of democratic institutions and many gatherings to achieve peace with different armed groups operating in the Eastern DRC, in those comprised the Interhamwe/FDLR and the other foreign or local militias, the people of DRC are unfortunately experiencing a new senseless and confusing war with immeasurable consequences in terms of killings, a serious humanitarian situation with almost two million IDPs, destruction of properties and the environment.

 

Recommendations

In light of the above overwhelming situation, the AACC Ninth Assembly:

  1. Condemns absolutely the war as a way to achieve peace and to reach to power in DRC, this strategic country for the global development of the whole region of Great Lakes of Africa.

 

  1. Shares compassion with the people of DRC as they go through all these new sufferings after the death of around 5 million Congolese in the last five years of war.

 

  1. Encourages strictly proper dialogue to overcome and solve claims and revendications on social and political levels.

 

  1. Calls on countries and leaders of the Region and the world to respect the democratic elections in which the sovereign people of Congo have expressed their will and help the country to achieve peace in that legal frame.

 

  1. Calls urgently on Churches to lobby their national governments to provide active support to this end.

 

  1. Urges the General Secretary to take necessary steps for a visible and appropriate accompaniment on AACC’s side to this area with other stakeholders like FECCLAHA and Ecumenical partners.

 

  1. We acknowledge and commend the efforts and accomplishments by the Churches in Congo under the leadership of the EEC on the ground in the sphere of repatriation after the disbarment of Rwandese combatants from DRC.
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