Christians are being murdered, attacked, raped, and brutally persecuted in Africa by gangs and terrorist groups. Co-founder and visionary of Africa New Day, Pastor Camille Ntoto weighs in. Ntoto’s home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is especially affected. Several groups, prominently one called M23, are the main actors behind the persecution, and unfortunately, the persecution is not a new development. “The M23 is one of the most prominent terrorist rebel group in eastern Congo that has taken major cities, like Goma and Bukavu, and the same kind of atrocities that we’ve deplored in the past 30 thirty years, killing people and raping women, forcing young people into the army in their rebel groups, and putting in place a climate and an atmosphere of terror, where people don’t know what’s going to happen the next day. You could be doing your business on a daily basis and next thing you know, somebody’s being abducted,” said Ntoto. The natural minerals in the region make the area valuable and are fueling much of the chaos, violence, and efforts by groups to gain control. “All these mineral resources are found in eastern Congo and many of those groups are actively trying to take over those mines, and unfortunately, in this dirty business, they are getting rid of people, killing and committing all kinds of human atrocities,” explained Ntoto. The United States is in a position to give assistance to Congo and the people there to help establish stability and end militant occupation in their cities. Ntoto urges the U.S. to step in and for Americans to pray for the innocent Congolese who are caught in the middle and losing their lives. Watch the full conversation on CPAC.org.
