Accra, 01 August, 2024 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Making citizen protection “a top priority” and ensuring that a country’s wealth is distributed fairly are among actions authorities in the African Sahel region and the wider West Africa need to take to address the “multifaceted violence”, a Catholic Bishop has said.
In a series of appeals during the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum that the members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) organized, Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié also highlighted good governance and ending corruption as vitally important actions if lasting peace is to be achieved.
“I solemnly launch this appeal to public authorities to make the protection of populations a top priority, promote good governance, fight against corruption, and ensure a fair distribution of wealth,” Bishop Bazié said on Tuesday, July 30, the first day of the event organized under the theme, “Building a more peaceful and cohesive Ghana: A collective endeavour.”
GCBC members organized the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative to weigh in on challenge of extremism in the West African nation and the wider Sahel Region.
The African Sahel region spans 5,400 km and encompasses Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan and Eritrea.