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People in the Central African Republic (CAR) have a reason to hope. The conflict between three militant groups and the government has ended, at least on paper. The army has ceased the worst forms of reprisals against civilians in the north and has, together with the […]

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The Food and Agricultural Organization publishes its second quarterly bulletin on its activities in the Central African Republic:

Encouraging results for the 2007/08 market gardening counter season
Information on the 2008 agricultural season
Testimonies from beneficiaries of FAO programmes
FAO representant meets ministry representatives and CEMAC commission President

Click here to download the bulletin (PDF; 299 KB)

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Threats in the north of the Central African Republic are shifting. People continue to suffer from violence and a lack of water, medicines, schools and markets. While the armed conflict between the government and militant groups has ceased in the northeast and somewhat declined in the northwest,criminal gangs are wreaking havoc all over the northern […]

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HDPT’s Info Bulletin no 48 (February 18 - February 25, 2008) is out - with detailed information on current humanitarian and development activities in the Central African Republic. It contains a current overview on the most important developments and news from within and about CAR.

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Affected by years of relentless fighting in the North West, Central African farmers now face great difficulties to maintain their livelihood. Their seeds and tools have been destroyed by the repeated assaults of bandits, rebels and armed forces, turning the former bread basket of Central Africa into a disaster zone.
Three quarters of the Central […]

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The Food and Agricultural Organization publishes a new bulletin on its activities in the Central African Republic:

A 3 million USD Emergency program to support refugees and vulnerable populations
An ambitious programm for the development of CAR agricultural capacities
The celebrations of the World Food Day in Bocaranga
Looking back on the achievements of 2007, the FAO […]

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Throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa, incomes have risen considerably since the 1980s, albeit from a very low level. Calls for increased long-term development aid are now more frequent than ever.
In the Central African Republic, however, these trends have moved in the opposite direction. Incomes have hardly risen in more than 20 years, and development aid […]

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