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Sahel Crisis: CRS Official Advices Going “beyond military to address root causes”
Some days after France and five Sahel nations in Western Africa met and agreed early this week to advance their military cooperation in the fight against jihadist insurgency destabilizing the countries of the region, a West African-based official of the humanitarian arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has underscored the need for stakeholders “to address the root causes of the conflict” even as military interventions are being considered.
“A better, more just world is possible, if we stand together”: Africa-based CRS Official
An Africa-based official of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S. with presence in over half of African countries has expressed confidence that the various humanitarian challenges facing Africa, the world’s second largest continent, among them, conflict and adverse effects of climate change such as drought and floods, can be overcome through unity.
