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Central African Republic: Who can resolve the crisis?

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In the Central African Republic, rebels have agreed to negotiate with the regime after seizing large parts of the north almost unchallenged. President François Bozizé had initially called on France to help stop the rebel offensive, but Paris refused. Next, South Africans reflect on how to put their failed land reform back on track. Finally, we take a look at a bestselling book on the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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