As Ramadan begins this Monday, March 11, in the Central African Republic, in PK5, a predominantly Muslim neighborhood located in the third arrondissement of Bangui, the Muslim faithful want to move on after the multiple crises that devastated this sector between 2013 and 2024. To achieve this, they decided to place this sacred month under the banner of peace and living together.
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With our correspondent in Bangui, Rolf Steve Domia-Leu
In the KM5 district – also called PK5 – of Bangui, in Central African Republic, the decor already announces the holy month of Ramadan. For a week, men, women and children have been cleaning public places and mosques. Amadou Roufaï, municipal councilor of this district sets the tone for the imams.
“ We ask all imams to pray so that there will be peace, stability, living together, so that both communities can live. Even atheists cannot be pushed aside, that’s what we ask for… Peace! “, he blurted.
Between 2013 and 2024, several hundred people lost their lives at KM5. The military-political crisis also caused significant damage, estimated at several million CFA francs. This Ramadan is an opportune time for some to turn the page.
“ In all our prayers, we will invoke the good Lord, first for peace, before proposing other aspects of life. If there is no peace, we cannot go about our business. We cannot develop a country in insecurity. So peace is a sine qua non condition for development. », Indicates Hadja Rachida Mamba, the vice-president of the National Office of Muslim Women of the Central African Republic.
Throughout KM5, Ramadan embodies the values of peace, resilience and generosity.
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