Najat Rochdi

Via Social Media, Priest Recounts Horror of Central Africa Violence

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“Heavy gunfire in Zemio. Impossible to go out. They have cut the phones and we can’t go out — it’s just too dangerous. So I am posting on Facebook.” The sense of fear and urgency is palpable as Jean-Alain Zembi, a priest in Zemio, a southeastern parish in the Central African Republic (CAR), sends a … Read more

Lack of Aid Funds Fuelling C. Africa Crisis

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A dire lack of aid funds in the strife-torn Central African Republic risks leaving a vacuum that armed groups will fill, dashing hopes of peace, the UN said Thursday. Aid workers have already been forced to scale down their activities and food rations have been cut in half, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the … Read more