Nicholas Kristof, the noted columnist for the New York Times declared in frustration, "Africa is a mess. It is the only continent that has gotten poorer over the last four decades and its famous for civil wars, genocide and mindboggling corruption. Is there any hope for Africa?" Kristof was commiserating over the fate of Chad, at the time the "the site of Africa's latest heartbreak."
In March 2014, just a hop and a skip on Chad's southern border is the Central African Republic (CAR), the site of Africa's latest heartbreak. Chad 2004 is CAR 2014. For the past year, the people of CAR have been facing a nightmare of unspeakable horror. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was so disheartened by the ongoing "ethno-religious cleansing" in CAR that he recently declared, "The international community failed the people of Rwanda 20 years ago… And we are at risk of not doing enough for the people of the CAR today… Ethno-religious cleansing is a reality. Most members of the Muslim minority have fled. We cannot just continue to say 'never again'. This, we have said so many times…" A year ago, in the town of Yaloke, less than 150 miles from CAR's capital Bangui, there were an estimated 30,000 Muslims with 8 mosques. Today, according to Human Rights Watch, there are fewer than 500 Muslims and one mosque left. Is there any hope for (Central) Africa? Read more
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