Central African Republic: condemnations and denunciations of religious leaders in the face of the crisis
Voters line up to vote in the presidential and legislative elections at a polling station in Petevo, 8th district of Bangui, Central African Republic, on December 27, 2020 (Photo illustration) © REUTERS / Antonie Rolland
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In the Central African Republic, as military operations continue north of the capital, Bangui, to dislodge rebels from the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) - a coalition of armed groups which announced to march on Bangui last month - operations said sweeps took place again, this Sunday January 17 afternoon.
It is in this context that the bishops of the country met this week.
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The bishops of the Central African Republic, meeting in plenary assembly, condemned the rebel offensives.
In a statement signed by the nine bishops of the country, they congratulate the Central Africans who went to vote for the presidential election last month and denounce the insecurity.
They also denounce the divisions of the political class which leaves the country at the "
mercy of predators and mercenaries
", according to Monsignor Nestor Désiré Nongo Aziagbia, bishop of Bossangoa, a town located 300 km north of Bangui, contacted by RFI.
“
Today, the country unfortunately lives at the expense of" embittered "politicians, politicians, I would not say corrupt but we are not far from this reality.
Each one seeks to establish his authority, not for the good of the population, not for the socio-economic development of the nation ... we team up with people of all morals to continue to exploit the country.
In all this, the population is held hostage,
”he denounces.
"We are on the spot"
“
To these politicians and these armed groups, we tell them that the Central African Republic is not the property of any individual, of any clan, of any interest group.
We have been living with the military-political crisis for eight years.
Several proposals for a way out of the crisis, by means of various agreements, have been concluded but we are stagnating.
In our message, we made part of the dialogue, but this dialogue must still be frank and fraternal.
How many times, dialogues have been held but nobody takes into account the resolutions of these dialogues.
This is what we lack today,
”warns Monsignor Nestor Désiré Nongo Aziagbia, Bishop of Bossangoa.
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