Africa: Forum in Addis Ababa to Discuss Religious Actors' Contribution to Preventing Incitement to Violence

5 April 2016
press release

A meeting on the role of religious actors from Africa in preventing incitement to violence which could lead to atrocity crimes will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 9-11 May 2016.

Religious actors representing different faiths from a broad range of countries participate in the meeting, including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. They will work together over two days to develop a strategy to prevent and counter incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence in the region.

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