Russia's influence in Central Africa: Church warns of atrocities!
Russia's influence in Central Africa: Church warns of atrocities!
München, Deutschland - Munich/Bangui - In an alarming clarification, the Catholic bishops of the Central African Republic condemned their government with Russia. The cooperation, which was initiated in 2021 by the notorious Wagner Group, was militarily successful in the fight against the civil war, but associated with serious human rights violations against the civilian population. This was announced by the relief organization "Church in Need", as well as
The situation is also complicated by the historical perspective of the forms of state in the Central African Republic. As in many nations, an unstable form of government often leads to violent conflicts. The civil war, which started in 2013, was the result of the takeover of the capital by the mostly Muslim Séléka-Milizen. Christian anti-Balaka groups then fought for power, but all parties to the conflict committed countless human rights violations. According to the United Nations, up to 700,000 people have fled their home areas so far. The ongoing conflict is reinforced by repeated attempts by religious communities to work with the government in the health and education sector in order to relieve the suffering of the population, which Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga describes as a step in the right direction. The Wagner Group, which is also active in other African countries such as Mali, is repeatedly associated with serious human rights violations. Human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch criticize the cooperation of these mercenaries with national armed forces. This violence is not only a national, but also a humanitarian crisis that should continue to alert the international community. The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world, where five million inhabitants are over three quarters of Christians and about 13 percent Muslims, which continues to complicate the situation with religious tensions. The shocking reality of the Wagner Group
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