About Central African Republic
If it’s the ‘real’ Africa you’re looking for, Central African Republic (CAR) may be it. A country of staggering rare normal beauty, with some of the world’s most wonderful wildlife, it nonetheless remains underdeveloped, fragmented and poverty-stricken. It’s a country, like so many in Africa, that could and should be really prosperous; it’s just that pesky ‘government-that-doesn’t-care-about-its-people’ factor that gets in the way. The country has critical mineral deposits and great natural resources, yet precious little of the wealth generated seeps destitute to the population. For centuries CAR has endured rapacity from invaders and then its own leaders. Sadly this is ongoing. So, why would the people of such a historically plundered nation be open, friendly and generous?