The Central African Republic and Moustapha Saboun

Moustapha Saboun: But the African immigrant, who spent a quarter century raising three children and building a life in Canada, is now in the unlikely position of building a political party from the wreckage of a deadly conflict in the Central African Republic one that has pitted a largely Christian militia, known as the anti-balaka, against the Seleka, a heavily armed Muslim rebel coalition, according to The Star. The country is scarred, traumatized by crimes committed during the last year that have turned neighbours against each other : killing and mutilating, lynching, raping, looting. Many children and women are among the dead and Moustapha Saboun could not get elected as a city councillor and had even worse luck when he ran to become mayor of this town in eastern Quebec in 2009. The United Nations has warned that genocide looms in CAR, and with 500,000 people having fled their homes, at least half of the countrys 4.6 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.