Believing that the Congolese people hold the key to resolving the ongoing conflict, the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) continues to serve as a neutral voice – empowering communities in eastern Congo to choose peace by embracing the country’s rich ethnic diversity as a source of strength, not division. Division is not only a known trigger of armed conflict, but also a favored tool of those who oppose peace, rule of law, accountability, transparency and democracy. In collaboration with its partners, including local peace-promoting musicians, AFJN released a children’s version of the song “Let Us Live Together Without Tribalism,” which has deeply resonated with the public. We invite you to support this message by watching, liking, and sharing the video to help amplify the children’s call for unity and peace.
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“Let Us Love Each Other”
Sung By: Prefna
Why has love grown cold between us?Why has kindness disappeared?
Why do we discriminate,
And kill each other,
Though we are all children of the same Father?
Let us end war.
Let us end arrogance.
What unites us is far greater than what divides us.
Let us love one another –
Because we are one.
“We are Siblings”
Sung By: Stevenson
Where has love gone?
Our ancestors once lived in love.
Where has unity gone?
They lived together as one.
Love is the pillar of peace.
Unity is the foundation of harmony.
Love—and let me love you.
A neighbor is a relative.
Refrain: We are siblings,
Even if we speak different languages.
Even if we come from different places.
Even if we belong to different ethnicities—
We are still one family.
The greatest commandment God gave us is love.
How can you love God,
If you do not love the neighbor you see?
We are one.
We share the same blood.
We are children of one Father.
Let us not hate each other.
“I Am Sorry, My Friends”
Sung By: Irumva
I am sorry, My friends, I am truly sorry.
Why has tribalism succeeded in dividing us?
Why has regionalism torn us apart?
Why has our beautiful linguistic diversity become a wall between us?
Back then, in the struggle for independence,
We stood together –
Morning, noon, and night.
Muluba, Mukongo, Muswahili, Mungala—
We were united.
It was through unity that we won our freedom.
But today, tribalism has weakened us.
Today, war has torn us apart.
No, no to war!
Stop, stop tribalism!