Currently, one of the crisis areas on the African Continent is the civil conflict and instability in Central African Republic. The United States Institute of Peace held a briefing on June 27 titled “Creating a Stable Peace in the Central African Republic” which Africa Faith and Justice Network had the opportunity to attend. The Central African Republic has a long history of political and social violence, which was a main theme of the conversation. Moderated by Susan Stigant of the United States Institute of Peace, the panel consisted of Mike Jobbins- a representative from Search for Common Ground, Neal Kringel- a representative from the US Department of State, Dr. Reyn Archer- Chief of Staff for Representative Jeff Fortenberry, and Parfait Onanga-Anyanga- a UN Representative of the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. Read more