African leaders urged to foster peace in S. Sudan – AU

Memoscar Lasuba | January 6, 2017 | 4:26 pm

African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Photo: Simon
Maina/AFP/Getty images.

African leaders should work towards bringing peace, stability
and development in South Sudan, urged the chairperson of the African Union
Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

The AU Commission head made the call in her New Year’s message.Dr. Zuma
says Africa and the world should not allow the suffering inflicted on
people of South Sudan to continue.

Media reports cited her as saying, children, women, and young people have
been the ones mostly affected by the conflict in South Sudan.

She says the people of South Sudan and other nations of Africa like
Burundi, Central African Republic and the Gambia, that are facing a similar
situation, deserve peace and development.

The message partly read:“Enough is enough. Africans deserve better, and we
must all work towards better days, and towards peace, stability and
development, not only in South Sudan, but also in Burundi, Central African
Republic, The Gambia and others.

“Our people deserve peace & development.Dr. Zuma says African leaders
should work towards achieving these goals for these countries.

The chairperson of the AU Commission is also heading a focused ‘End Child
Marriage Campaign’ for South Sudan, to ensure that the girl-child is not
diverted from attending school.

Dr. Zuma also said the commission’s Special Envoy on Women, Peace and
Security will embarked on a ‘Stop Violence against Women in South Sudan
Campaign’ in response to the human rights abuses in the country.

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