Category: France

• Catching up on CAR, trying to avoid clichés

  January 27, 2014

  Central African Republic, Chad, France, Libya, South Africa

  If you’ve been following the news on the Central African Republic (CAR) over the past 13 months, you have probably seen many references to the country’s abundant mineral wealth, chronic instability, crushing poverty, sectarian (Christian vs. Muslim) strife, and allegations of genocide. Some of the recent analysis and media reporting goes beyond these clichés, so I thought I’d Read.