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Central African Republic
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The climate of the Central African Republic is hot and humid; the average annual temperature is about 26° C (about 79° F). Tornadoes and floods are common at the onset of the rainy season, which lasts from June to November. Annual rainfall varies from about 1780 mm (about 70 in) in the Ubangi R. valley to about 760 mm (about 30 in) in the semiarid NE and E.
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Thirty Central African students of the African Institute of Computing in Gabon start strike for three days. These last ones request to the Central African government the payment of two quarters of scholarships of the academic year on 2005-2006 which…
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The Aka Pygmies, based in the southwest of the Central African Republic, have developed a unique musical tradition, which is radically different from that of neighbouring ethnic groups. The polyphonic singing and the music and dances that accompany it are one of the most exceptional aspects of the oral traditions of the Aka Pygmies.
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The Central African Republic, one of the poorest places on earth, has suffered through four coups in the last decade and sits almost at the bottom of the UN development index. In few places do people live so short a life span, bury so many of their young children or succumb to more treatable disease.
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The Central African Republic is trapped in a circle of extreme poverty with a situation comparable to some of the most serious humanitarian emergencies in Africa. The cause - ten years of recurrent armed conflict capped by a civil war between October 2002 and March 2003. Large numbers of people may perish from preventable diseases due to the complete collapse of basic infrastructure and social services, high insecurity and neglect by the international community.
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OMS International entered Central African Republic in 2003 to partner with local churches in the Village Church Planting Program (VCP). VCP teams train bi-vocational Christian leaders to start new churches in villages where no church exists. These church planters study Bible, theology and practical church planting as they evangelize and make disciples. All church leaders are taught that healthy churches grow and multiply. Bi-vocational pastoral workers must establish their church and begin planting a daughter church before they can graduate from the three-year training program.
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