World Death of Imam Kobine Layama, figure of peace in the Central African Republic

© Gaël Grilhot / RFI Imam Kobine Layama, during the celebration of the first anniversary of the signing of the peace agreement, February 6, 2020 , at the Renaissance Palace (Presidency of the Republic).

Imam Kobine Layama, president of the Higher Islamic Council of the Central African Republic, died on Saturday evening, November 28, in Bangui, at the age of 62. A member of the platform of religious confessions, he is considered by many to be an influential actor for peace in the Central African Republic. He was buried this Sunday at the Boeing Muslim cemetery. A rally was also held at the Al Atiq Mosque in PK5. Reportage.

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In the Central African Republic , other factors play a role, said Mörschbacher. In his country and also internationally he is resolutely committed to interreligious dialogue, often together with the president of the Islamic Council in the Central African Republic , Imam Kobine Layama .

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With our correspondent in Bangui, Charlotte Cosset

In the courtyard of the Al Atiq mosque, people hug each other, many mourn Imam Kobine. He had studied in Saudi Arabia in the first class of the Islamic University of Medina with Imam Youssouf Abdel Nam-Inguina.

This one emphasizes: "He is a great personality who helped during the events which shook the Central African Republic. He has invested a lot in the gradual return to peace in the Central African Republic, alongside his peers, the cardinal and the pastor. I remember him as a devoted man because he has forbidden himself to go out. He remained there to advocate nationally and internationally so that the world was made aware and informed about what Central Africans were going through at that time. »

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Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga of Bangui, Central African Republic , joined Imam Omar Kobine Layama , March 26 NAIROBI, Kenya — The recent death of a Catholic priest in the Central African Republic demonstrates the delicate nature of peace in the country, where a cardinal and an imam

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Ahamat Eeleris Rator is very moved. He is the first vice-president of the Higher Islamic Council of the Central African Republic, the right-hand man of Imam Kobine.

"The imam, first of all, is my big brother," he says. During the crisis, they [Imam Kobine, Cardinal Nzapalainga and Pastor Guerekoyame-Gbangou, editor's note] put themselves in the platform of religious denominations. We called them the trio because from the moment it got hot, they looked for peace. This is not a sectarian crisis, it is a truly political crisis. Now we are almost at the door of peace. He did the job, a really good job. It’s not the community that regrets it, it’s the CAR that regrets it. A great Baoba is gone ... "

Again this week, Imam Kobin was speaking on Ndeke Luka radio. He said he was worried about hate messages being broadcast on social media in the run-up to the elections.

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