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Bishop Aurelio Gazzera denounces lack of political commitment in Central African Republic

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Bangassou Bishop Aurelio Gazzera criticised the lack of commitment by the Central African political class to the common good in an interview with the Italian press. He described severely inadequate public services in Mbomou and other provinces, where schools and health centres reportedly rely largely on religious organisations and NGOs, reports Corbeau News Centrafrique.

Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, head of the Diocese of Bangassou in the Central African Republic, has denounced the lack of political commitment in the face of the population’s suffering. In an interview with the Italian press, he described a country where people are waiting for greater responses from the authorities, reports Corbeaunews Centrafrique.

Based far from Bangui, Aurelio Gazzera said he directly faces the difficulties experienced by marginalised populations. His remarks contrast with the official narrative presenting the Central African Republic as a country at peace and committed to reconstruction, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.

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