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Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié, the Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou Diocese in Burkina Faso during the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum that the members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) organized. Credit: GCBC

What “public authorities” in Sahel Region, West Africa Must Do to End “multifaceted violence”: Catholic Bishop

Aug 1, 2024

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. 

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