Kasongo, 19 December, 2019 / 2:07 am (ACI Africa).
As Christians prepare for the yearly celebration of Christ’s nativity, Bishop Placide Lubamba Ndjibu of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Kasongo diocese has, in his message addressed to Catholic faithful and people of good will, appealed for unity and peace especially in the eastern part of the country, which has been experiencing insecurity.
"We are all invited to work for unity and peace,” Bishop Ndjibu noted in his letter and continued, “our country, the Democratic Republic of Congo is not ending with anti-values of all kinds, mourning, tears, blood, violence, especially here at home in the east of the DRC, because of the presence of local and foreign armed groups that are martyrizing the population.”
“Let us pray that Christmas 2019 will bring us this long-awaited grace of effective peace throughout Congo, especially where conflicts persist in our diocese," the prelate added.
The security and humanitarian situation in eastern DRC has been a concern for citizens who have experienced violence and seen several lives lost due to insecurity.
The vast central African nation has faced a number of crises in recent times including an Ebola outbreak in the east and ongoing violence across the country, particularly in the Ituri, Kasai, and Kivu regions, Global Conflict Tracker has reported.
