By Father Manolo Fernandez in Bunia (Email of 16th March 2018)
“(…) We spoke with the leader of the first camp or site of the displaced people. I spoke with the MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) head of mission when signing the contract for the “cheap” parcel. In principle, the displaced are well assisted, except for the WFP (World Food Program) who do not do their job, supposedly they expect “statistics” … Following the MSF advise, we will wait for the displaced to go home to help them rebuild their homes and give them an emergency kit to start life in the village (…)
As for the situation, here in Bunia town, we are relatively fit and secure. Yesterday, thanks to the mediocrity and futility of a politician and minister in the government of Mr. Abdullah, there was a death, a police captain who accompanied the politician because of the revolt of the displaced. We do not know what happened next. The captain was from Bukavu. We continue to work for peace. This requires us all to have good discernment when writing anything or even sharing some ideas about the situation. Because it takes very little to cause a fire. The leaders of the different ethnic groups come together and organise big meetings to contain and properly inform their youth to avoid a situation similar to that of 2002. At the moment they manage to contain them and we continue our prayers and homilies to push people in the same direction of concord and peace between the inhabitants of this beautiful Province of Ituri. These are my thoughts that engage no one but myself, because in this organized disorder nobody will give you a clear idea of what is happening. May God forgive us and finally give us the much desired peace. Greetings to the confreres”
Taken from INFO-PAC nr 75 of March 2018
