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“Thanks to this road, I found my dignity.” - Richard, returnee from Central African Republic , Chad
Richard is one of the 113,000 Chadians who returned to Chad from Central African Republic after conflict broke out in 2013. As a returnee to his home country after decades, he no longer has a support network to lean on. To provide support to the returnees and the villagers from the host communities, the World Food Programme started offering vouchers to participants in asset-building projects. Along with 1,000 people, Richard built a 7km road in only three months. In return, he received vouchers to buy food locally.
Goal #16 aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. By 2030, we will help people like Richard who are affected by conflicts find refuge and get back on their feet again.
Preparations for the second round of presidential elections and the first round of legislative elections scheduled for 14 February are under way in the Central African Republic. More than four million ballots as well as 132,000 sensitive material, including tally sheets and secure envelopes, arrived in Bangui on Saturday. MINUSCA started the delivery of the material across the country on 7 February.
On this day in 1976, John Bédel Bokassa crowned himself emperor of the Central African Republic in a lavish ceremony. Bokassa’s goal was to create a Napoleonic-style empire in the center of Africa, but ultimately he ended up being deposed by France.
You can read more about this emperor and President-for-life at the link!
