Central African Republic News

Central African Republic News.

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  Kiss, Shake, Sniff: Greetings Across the Globe

  By Divine Caroline | Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:09 AM ET

  strict rules about how many times to kiss someone’s cheek and on which cheek to start. Even a handshake is not so simple in some places; in the Central African Republic, for example, friends enact a complicated ritual greeting that involves slapping right hands, grabbing each other's middl Read More

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  With "Girl Soldier," A Movie Fights Back

  By Megan Quitkin | Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:01 AM ET

  System. Let’s hope for a repeat performance.  Uma Thurman photo by Rita Molnar, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.Demobilize Child Soldiers in The Central African Republic (second photo) and Girls Attending School in Sam Ouandja (third photo) courtesy of Flickr vi Read More

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• YouTube's Call-To-Action a Potentially Powerful Tool

  By Steve Tanner | Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:08 PM ET

  -- thanks to you, charity:water was able to raise over $10,000 in one day from the video. That's enough to build two brand-new wells in the Central African Republic and give over 150 people clean drinking water for 20 years!"The video educates viewers about the importance of clea Read More

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