CAR Central African Republic: Fragile, failed and forlorn

[davidbfpo]

Maybe some hope for CAR (the size of Texas), which starts with:

More than two years after rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) captured the country's capital Bangui and set off a cycle of retribution and ethnic cleansing, 10 groups in the war-torn nation have agreed to lay down their arms.
The agreement, reached Sunday, is the culmination of a national peace forum that began last week in Bangui and included civil society, youth, women, and local representatives. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon welcomed the decision and called for "its swift and full implementation."

Link:https://news.vice.com/article/tentat...utal-fighting?

A different viewpoint:https://www.opendemocracy.net/opense...d-winding-road