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Bangui in Context: Conflict, Recovery & Central African Resilience

The CAR has experienced devastating conflict since 2012 — visiting Bangui today means engaging honestly with a city in fragile recovery, where UN peacekeepers and citizens are rebuilding life together

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UN MINUSCA peacekeeping presence
The UN mission in CAR has been one of the largest peacekeeping operations in the world — blue helmets from dozens of nations visible throughout Bangui as the city tries to normalize
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Bangui recovery since 2014
The worst of the violence that emptied Bangui's neighborhoods in 2013-2014 has not returned to the capital — the city is back in business with markets, restaurants and nightlife
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Religious Coexistence Challenges
The conflict had a significant Muslim-Christian dimension — the community leaders working on reconciliation represent some of Africa's most important ongoing peacebuilding efforts
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International NGO Community
Bangui has one of the highest concentrations of international NGOs in Africa — their work in health, education and protection creates a specific urban culture around the international quarter
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Central African cuisine in recovery
Restaurants on the Corniche have reopened — the return of supper culture is itself a marker of safety improvement; Central African food and cold beer by the river
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Bangui youth culture
The young people of Bangui – a majority under the age of 25 – are creating music, fashion and commerce in a city they have only known through conflict; their energy is the real history of the city