Envoy Requests Intervention From International Communities On Terrorism In Congo

Pascaline Gerengbo Yakivu, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Nigeria, has urged the international community to call on militaries in Congo’s neighbouring countries to stop sponsoring terrorism in the East African country.

The envoy, who spoke in Abuja over the weekend during the commemoration of Congo’s genocide victims, lamented: “Every day, peaceful citizens are forced to flee their homes to seek refuge in the bush, far from their natural environment, without anything, dying of hunger and diseases brought on by their wandering situation.”

“They have not harmed anyone; they are simply suffering because they are Congolese. Despite their reputation as civilised nations, other countries and the international community have shown no interest in this.

“The armies of these neighbouring countries that continue to cause death and desolation to all those innocent and peaceful people are known, and for nearly three decades, those foreign armies, particularly Rwanda, which supports the M23 Terrorist groups, have been carrying out operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo by occupying large territories for spurious reasons, raping, killing, and pillaging our natural resources.

She claimed that “all the research carried out both by our State Institutions and credible foreign organisations on the subject of the numerous deaths caused by Foreign Armies incursions and occupation attest that more than 10 million deaths were caused by this situation.”

She said, “Imagine what ten million deaths represent. We have countries in Africa and other continents with populations that do not exceed 10 million.

“We are victims of our hospitality; everyone is aware of the unfortunate events that occurred in the Great Lakes Region in April 1994, when the Democratic Republic of the Congo opened its borders to accept Rwandan refugees.”

The envoy took advantage of the opportunity to urge the international community to “come and intervene and ensure that the country regains its peace and stability because what is happening now is not a drama.” It is not an adventure; it is real. People are suffering and dying. So we want the international community to put its efforts together.

Every second of August is set aside for GENOCOST, which stands for GENOCIDE FOR ECONOMIC PURPOSES.