A man smokes a cigarette in a camp for displaced people in Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic. [The Central African Republic could be on the brink of a bloodbath]Kaga-Bandoro has, for years, shunned central authority. Representatives from the Central African Republic’s defense, justice and humanitarian action ministries did not respond to requests for comment. Long after the Central African Republic gained independence in 1960, French advisers remained in its ministries, overseeing decadent presidents whose repressive rule promised short-term stability but alienated Muslim areas. (Jack Losh)[The Central African Republic’s complex war, explained in the journey of a Muslim baby girl]Besides the armed authority of rebel groups, there are other, more promising forms of governance in the Central African Republic.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2018 09:56 UTC