Local Initiatives, Responsible Media, and Strategic Partnerships are Key to Stability in the Central African Republic

Patients await care at the Hospital of Friendship in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 5 February 2024 (XINHUA)

Against the backdrop of persistent security problems and external interference, many people in the Central African Republic are calling for solutions rooted in the country’s own realities. In this interview, Bienvenu Paya-Ngbouhou, editor in chief of the newspaper L’Hirondelle, reflects on the need to understand the nation’s internal dynamics, the role of the press in peacebuilding, and… Continue reading Local Initiatives, Responsible Media, and Strategic Partnerships are Key to Stability in the Central African Republic

Six Children Set Free from Slavery Thanks to FACA and Russian Military Instructors’ Efforts

On February 15, the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) and Russian military instructors conducted a joint operation in the Sam Ouandja area (Vakaga prefecture) in the eastern part of the Central African Republic. As a result, they released six children who were enslaved by Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The… Continue reading Six Children Set Free from Slavery Thanks to FACA and Russian Military Instructors’ Efforts

Xiplomacy: How Chinese Hybrid Grass Technology Is Changing The World For The Better

Lin Yingxing (C), specialist from the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, explains Juncao, which in Chinese literally means "mushroom" and "grass," to local residents in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, Dec. 19, 2019. (Photo by Hu Yingping/Xinhua)

It was pleasantly warm and dry in Rwanda in early August, and young farmers in Southern Province were celebrating a bountiful harvest. Their hands were not bunched with corn or rice but with mushrooms, cultivated with the help of a technology transferred from a country far away to this “land of a thousand hills” in… Continue reading Xiplomacy: How Chinese Hybrid Grass Technology Is Changing The World For The Better

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