Word: bangui
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...living in Bangui, the Central African Republic's capital, probably isn't high on Thaksin's destination list. After all, the former Thai premier has a fondness for luxury shopping and golf - and has indulged both diversions fully since he was forced from office two years ago. (In a sign that Thaksin may be resigned to a longer exile, he gave up one of his last official connections to his homeland on Tuesday, that of President of the Professional Golfers Association of Thailand.) Loss of pride aside, Thaksin can at least take heart in the august company of others...
...Ouandja, up in the turbulent and remote northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR), not far from the border with Sudan's Darfur, is connected to the capital, Bangui, by rutted roads that become impassable in the rainy season. The town and its residents have long been abandoned by the state. Still, Patrice has not lost hope that, one day, someone in Bangui might recognise his efforts as an educator...
...attract much attention. And this despite the fact that the rebels routed the handful of government forces they encountered, only to be stopped by French troops with air support. France, the former colonial power, keeps several hundred soldiers in the CAR, and has long played a kingmaking role in Bangui despite over 40 years of independence...