(Ecofin Agency) - In Kwilu, in the South Western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heads of the catholic congregation of the Blessed Sacrament have denounced on Radio Okapi the “illegal” expropriation of their property. They claim to have been threatened by representatives of an agro-pastoral project.   

“We ask the Congolese government to respect our rights under the law. It must also respect prerequisites established by the law on expropriation. We must be officially notified of our expropriation because we have never been,” said the legal representative of the congregation.

For its part, the prime minister’s office called for appeasement and promised to thoroughly examine the matter, in order to find adequate solutions.