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Democratic Republic of Congo: Christianity

Commons · Question 32961 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

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Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of attacks on Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and what steps he is t

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Answered by Catherine West, 4 Mar 2025

Recent attacks by IS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are alarming and we are saddened by the loss of life. The ADF has been sanctioned by the UN since 2014. Protection of civilians, promotion of respect between different religious and non-religi...