Christe Bayo has endured the worst of the forgotten conflict in Central African Republic. His mother and brothers have been killed, he was tortured almost to death and now he survives on the charity of friends.
Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been riven by violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched an uprising, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militia. Militia groups on both sides of the religious divide control some 80 percent of the country, often fighting over the country’s resources of gold, diamonds and uranium.
The violence suffered by Christe’s family is emblematic of the plight of many in a country that has been largely abandoned by the international community.