Kenge, 10 September, 2022 / 5:00 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Bishop of Kenge Diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appealed for peace and reconciliation following violent clashes between members of the Yaka and Teke in the territory covered by his Episcopal See.
Addressing journalists Tuesday, September 6, Bishop Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi called on the warring communities to give dialogue a chance.
“The contribution of the Church is inevitably the invitation to peace, to reconciliation and the invitation to return to fraternity,” Bishop Kwambamba said.
He added, “I urge both communities to pursue peace, reconciliation, and justice, values that have always marked the relationship between these two tribes.”
“It is our duty, our obligation to promote peace and reconciliation,” the 62-year-old Congolese Bishop who has been at the helm of Kenge Diocese since May 2018 further said, and emphasized, “Violence cannot solve our problems.”