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parkland, preserving its rich gazelles, buffalo, and
ecosystems and wildlife. waterfowl.
One of the Best Places for Home to an Impressive
Stargazing Waterfall
With some of the darkest One of CAR’s most
skies in the world, the famous natural landmarks
Central African Republic is the Boali Falls, an
offers exceptional stargazing awe-inspiring waterfall Carbonado diamondites. Bangui region, Central
opportunities. Along with standing 50 meters (165 African. Image: Freeman Sipila (VOA). Wiki-
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Chad and Madagascar, it feet) high and stretching
experiences minimal light 250 meters (820 feet) diamonds, gold, oil, arable
pollution, making it an ideal wide. land and timber and still
destination for observing the A Tumultuous History be the second-poorest
night sky. For centuries, European country in the world when
A Multicultural Nation and Arab slave traders measured by GDP per
The Central African exploited the region, capita? It does not make
Republic is incredibly forcibly capturing tens of any sense, and we need to
diverse, with 80 ethnic thousands of people and stop this foolishness in he
groups, each speaking its selling them into slavery continent of Africa.
own language. The most in Egypt, Turkey, and
prominent groups include the along the Atlantic Coast. Prayer for CAR
Baya (33%), Banda (27%), In the 1880s, France There is wisdom,
Mandija (13%), and Sara annexed the territory, knowledge, fortitude and
(10%). Nearly 90% of the integrating it into the the political will that
population speaks Sango, a French Congo. It later governments of every
widely used lingua franca. became part of French nation need to build their
A Biodiversity Hotspot Equatorial Africa, which nations and the well-being
The country boasts an included Ubangi-Shari of their people. May
astonishing variety of (modern-day CAR), Chad, yours be released to you
wildlife, including rare Gabon, and the Middle to build your nation from
and endemic species such Congo. the abundance of blessing
as gorillas, elephants, It’s one of the poorest you have already been
hippos, cheetahs, lions, countries in the world given by the Creator. May
and rhinos. Nearly 600 This is always the part of you be strengthened with
species of butterflies have African stories that gets the power to overcome
also been identified. The me upset. How can the every obstacle on your
vast savannas are home to Central African Republic path to true liberty and
rhinos, elephants, leopards, be rich in natural emancipation.
cheetahs, red-fronted resources, including
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