Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“More than three-quarters of Africans live in a country where security and democracy have deteriorated over the past decade, stated a recent report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Nothing reflects that slide more than a violent offensive by Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some 3,000 people have been killed and 500,000 displaced since mid-January. Yet responses to the crisis offer a measure of the way Africans are building foundations for durable stability on the continent. ‘We must resist the temptation of thinking that we can somehow shoot or bombard our way into a solution in the face of the complexity involved,’ Kenyan President William Ruto said during an emergency summit of leaders from southern and East Africa in Tanzania on Saturday. Peace, he argued, depends on respecting the demands of African citizens for freedom, justice, and economic opportunity.” (02/10/25)