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Dr. Lamine Ba on the situation in the DR Congo : “We have to prevent another Darfur”

04.1.2008 Following the deployment of UN aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Lamine Ba, Vice-President of the Bureau of Liberal International and President of the Africa Liberal Network, spoke out in support of the initiative: "The UN has without doubt both the mandate and the ability to prevent further degeneration in an area marred by continuing violence and violations of the most basic human rights. It is our responsibility, as liberals from both Africa and the rest of the world, to step up whenever basic rights are trampled." Despite the fact that an extremely fragile ceasefire is in place, the recent rebel offensive - aggravated by a confusion of killing, looting and raping by retreating Congolese soldiers - has created what aid agencies have termed a "humanitarian catastrophe". "It is our mandate, as Liberals, to do whatever we can to put a stop to atrocities and to work towards finding a solution which places democracy at the forefront and banishes violence from the DR Congo. We must prevent another Darfur" concluded Dr Lamine Ba. The Liberal International currently has one full member and two observer members (ANADER, L´ARC, and UREC respectively) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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