Ex-Envoy Urges AU To End Congo Crisis

NIGERIA's former Ambassador to China, Ambassador Victor Chibundu has called on the African Union (AU) to nip the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis in the bud. According to him, there has been a lot of publicity in the international and local mass media about the recent controversial Presidential election in that country which is reminiscent of the political upheavals in the country soon after independence on June 30, 1960.'What is happening in Congo is most likely to trickle down to neighbouring countries. Its population is divided among numerous groups. Besides, Congo has boundaries with Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, the Sudan, Zambia and Uganda,' he said.This is why he said the AU and indeed Nigeria, with Africa being the centre of its foreign policy must take active interest in what is happening in Congo.'This is more so since we still live in a world of pursuit of vital interests by sovereign states no matter whose ox is gored,' he added.He said that the British Government recently demonstrated this foreign policy maxim when it refused to sign the European Union Agreement.
Click here to read full news..