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Central Africa (Vol 4, 2007)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Andreas Mehler
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The sub-region remained as unstable as ever, with the Chad, Central African Republic (CAR) and Darfur/Sudan triangle forming a large zone of permanent insecurity. After a rather positive year in 2006, the eastern part of DR Congo was again in the news for its numerous armed encounters and human rights abuses. Economically, the year was not bad for the sub-region as a whole, as most states were oil-exporting countries and could profit from price hikes on the world market. However, the sub-region still faced serious problems related to the unequal distribution of wealth.

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