Accra, 04 August, 2024 / 10:25 pm (ACI Africa).
Commitment to common courses that foster harmonious relations alongside “collaborative efforts” can go a long way in ensuring peaceful coexistence in the African Sahel region, the wider West Africa, and across the African continent, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has told participants in the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum.
Speaking on Wednesday, July 31, the second day of the two-day event that focused on “co-responsibility towards peaceful elections and peacebuilding”, Archbishop Palmer-Buckle highlighted co-responsibility as necessary for peace in African countries.
“Our shared commitment and collaborative efforts are essential in creating a peaceful and secure environment,” he said, adding that such efforts are handy during electioneering periods in African countries.
Co-responsibility, the Ghanaian Catholic Archbishop said, “emphasizes that peace is not solely the responsibility of the government, security forces, or any single organization.”
He went on to describe co-responsibility as “a collective endeavour that involves each one of us: citizens, traditional leaders, community leaders, religious leaders, civil society organizations, the private sector, and political leaders.”
