About 150 Congolese nationals marched to Parliament on Saturday to draw attention to war in their country. They sang and carried placards that read: 'Justice for Congo', 'Rwanda is killing Congo' and 'Stop the genocide'.
About 150 Congolese nationals marched to Parliament on Saturday to draw attention to war in their country. They sang and carried placards that read:"Justice for Congo","Rwanda is killing Congo" and"Stop the genocide".
Addressing the marchers, Joe-Yves Salankang, vice chair of the Congolese Civil Society of South Africa, said,"rogue countries" were fighting to control and loot the country's mineral resources.A memorandum addressed to Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor calls for"sanctions against Rwanda and Uganda, which are the visible leaders of the sanctuaries of the armed groups operating in Congo".
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