Africa: Talk peace, deliver justice

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says dialogue is needed to resolve the conflict blighting Africa’s Great Lakes region

The World Today

Published 4 June 2021

Updated 9 June 2021 — 2 minute READ

Image — Police officers escort the former governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita, after General Constant Ndima took office as military governor in North Kivu

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

Chair, Development and Liberty for All party in Rwanda

In May, President Félix Tshisekedi declared a month of martial law in two conflict-ridden provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This raises the question of whether military solutions will ever bring peace to the region.

A culture of impunity in some Great Lakes countries continues to be a problem

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