DRC: Archbishop Ambongo denounces the hiccups in the government's strategy against the coronavirus

The Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, did not hide his anger at the hiccups of the government's strategy for confinement in the capital (illustration image) REUTERS / Baz Ratner

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Kinshasa was almost a ghost town this Saturday after the postponement of alternate full containment. The city governor spoke on Friday of economic and security reasons for the turnaround. These quirks in communication and strategy annoy Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo. The Archbishop of Kinshasa punched the table on Saturday March 28 in front of the press.

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With our correspondent in Kinshasa , Pascal Mulegwa

" What are we worried about?" It's the void! For the cardinal, the Kinshasa prepared to face intermittent confinement, " in complete blur ".

Fridolin Ambongo does not hide his anger at the about-face of the governor of Kinshasa, but he does not spare the central power either. “ This setback gives the impression that power is groping in the management of such a delicate matter. This situation is simply unbearable. Let's not play with the lives of our people. Because all life is sacred. "

Like several elected officials and figures from civil society, the Archbishop of Kinshasa considers the strategy of alternating confinement ineffective, and he makes another proposal. " If you confine the Kineses for two or three days, there will be deaths. But if we don't do full containment, we're not going to interrupt the chain of contamination. We are for complete containment accompanied by humanitarian measures. And there, it is the role of the State. "

The central government ordered free provision of water and electricity for two months. But for the prelate, the main problem in the event of confinement will be access to food for the poorest Kinshasa. a question which, according to him, requires " a thorough reflection before fixing a new date of confinement ".

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