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ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES

CONFERENCE DES EGLISES DE TOUTE L AFRIQUE

www.aacc-ceta.org	Tel: 254 - 20 - 4441483, 4441338/9 7 Fax: 254 - 20- 
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General Secretariat: Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 14205 , 00800 Westlands, 
Nairobi, Kenya

RE: THE CHURCHES CONCERN ON MASSACRE IN BURUNDI

Greetings from the All Africa Conference of Churches. I hereby would like 
to express our gratitude first and foremost for your being appointed as the 
Chairperson of the Africa Union.  We are especially grateful for the 
leadership role that you are now playing with regard to various sites of 
conflict in the continent.

  However, may I share with you our deep concern and of the entire 
fellowship of Churches all over Africa, united under the leadership of the 
AACC, on the recent massacre of innocent civilians at a refugee camp in 
Burundi.  More than 160 persons, mostly Congolese civilians of whom the 
majority were women and children have been killed in cold blood.  Together 
with the Churches in the region, we are deeply saddened by these events.

While expressing our solidarity with the communities affected, we reiterate 
that the international community must reinforce its presence in Burundi to 
abate any further violence and death!  We urge you Mr. President as chair 
of the African Union to help the people of Burundi find a lasting solution 
to the emerging problems of violence especially before the November 
elections.  We applaud your call on the Burundi government to investigate 
the massacre and bring the murderers to justice without delay.	We urge 
that the rebel group responsible be disarmed immediately and held 
accountable for this terrible crime against humanity.

Rev Dr Mvume Dandala

General Secretary All Africa Conference of Churches.