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Report: hardship weighs on residents of Kaga-Bandoro

By , based on Radio Ndeke Luka

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Economic hardship is weighing on residents of Kaga-Bandoro, in the Nana-Gribizi prefecture, where low incomes and a lack of opportunities make daily life difficult. Radio Ndeke Luka offers an immersive report on the ways some people are trying to get by.

In Kaga-Bandoro, in the Nana-Gribizi prefecture of the Central African Republic, low incomes and a lack of economic opportunities are making daily life difficult for residents, Radio Ndeke Luka reports. Some are trying to meet their needs through small-scale activities.

The hardship comes as the Central African Republic has trained 37 newly elected municipal officials in Kaga-Bandoro on 30 October.

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