{"id":49827,"date":"2024-01-26T09:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/bishop-harolimana-speaks-out-against-burundi-rwanda-border-closure\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:56:27","slug":"bishop-harolimana-speaks-out-against-burundi-rwanda-border-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/bishop-harolimana-speaks-out-against-burundi-rwanda-border-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Harolimana speaks out against Burundi-Rwanda border closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This concern was voiced during a dedicated mass for peace in the Great Lakes region, held at Ruhengeri Cathedral on January 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Within the mass, Bishop Harolimana, along with counterparts from Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2014members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC)\u2014shared their concerns and criticisms of the decision made by the Burundian government. They jointly called for active efforts from both countries to pursue peace and reconciliation among their people.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Harolimana, currently serving as the Vice President of ACEAC, stressed the importance of leaders fostering connections between people and advocated for bridges instead of walls that divide nations. <\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the recent border closure, he remarked, &#8220;The decision to close the land border between Rwanda and Burundi has deeply saddened us and raised concerns as we contemplate the well-being of our citizens, especially those residing near the borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a unified effort, the bishops of the Great Lakes region are scheduled to convene in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 28, 2024, for a mass dedicated to praying for peace in the country and the broader region. <\/p>\n<p>This collective initiative underscores their commitment to seeking peaceful resolutions and promoting harmony among the nations in the Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-63073\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abepisikopi_baturutse_mu_bihugu_bigize_aka_karere_bahuriye_mu_gitambo_cya_misa-31c24.jpg\" alt=\"The concern was voiced during a dedicated mass for peace in the Great Lakes region, held at Ruhengeri Cathedral on January 25, 2024.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Bishop Vincent Harolimana, the Vice President of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda (CEPR) and Bishop of Ruhengeri, conveyed profound sadness concerning the recent closure of borders between Burundi and Rwanda on January 11, 2024.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000063072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[3112],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-49827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-esther-muhozi"],"bylines":[{"id":3112,"name":"Esther Muhozi","slug":"esther-muhozi","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":3112,"name":"Esther Muhozi","slug":"esther-muhozi","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000063072,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/4f33ef1d8fcb1334e77bc38eb0ace3.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000063072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49827"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=49827"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=49827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}