Franois Boziz

C. Africa Sapped By Decades of Strife and Misrule

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The government of the Central African Republic on Monday signed an “immediate ceasefire” deal with rebel groups aimed at ending violence in the strife-torn country. One of the world’s poorest nations, the landlocked Central African Republic has been struggling to recover from a three-year civil war between the Muslim and Christian militias that started after … Read more

Hope As C. Africa Holds Disarmanent Talks

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The Central African Republic held unprecedented talks with armed groups this week seeking to speed up disarmament in a country struggling to turn the page on years of bloodshed, officials said Saturday. For the first time since the disarmament process began, the government — facing a resurgence of violence since last September — sat down … Read more