'The Central African Republic must be built from scratch'

As François Hollande heads to CAR this week, he will find a country divided by religion and where violence among its people is horrifyingly normal The Gbaya Ndombia maternity clinic in Bangui epitomises the ambiguity that characterises life in Central African Republic: this launchpad for new life doubles as a trauma centre for gunshot and grenade injuries.The midwives have learned to triage patients into black (dead), red/yellow (serious), and green. They have learned how to stabilise peo