Well hello! It’s been a while, but I’ve finally found a time to write about life here in the quartiers of Bangui in the Central African Republic. To set the tone: just about 45 minutes ago I was standing inside a sweltering bakery, inhaling the aroma of fresh bread, and even the bread-furnace-heat couldn’t drive […]
The Republic of Peace Keepers
I am back in Bangui; to be honest I’ve been back here for a couple of months, but simply haven’t been able to find the time to write. It’s because I’ve got a job. Yes! I am finally working for an NGO, so I get up early and get myself ready and go off to […]
In Which Better News Leans In
Hello there, and good afternoon! As you read this, the world seems engorged with violence: Syria, Iraq, Gaza, the Central African Republic (CAR) And dozens of other bloody conflicts are ripping apart communities and whole nations, traumatising generations of raped and maimed women men, and children forced to witness the unspeakable. Which is why I […]
Why the Central Africa Republic is broken but not shattered
It’s been a while, but I am now back to my desk, and my blog. I’ve missed you, and couldn’t stay away any longer. I was going to call this post ‘Bienvenue Madam le President,’ in recognition of Mme. Catherine Samba-Panza’s recent inauguration as the first female President of the Central African Republic (CAR). Having […]
