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Table of contents 1. The invisible lesson of Invisible Children 2. What's behind the kidnappings in CAR? The invisible lesson of Invisible Children LONDON, 3 February 2015 (IRIN) - In the second of his columns for IRIN, Paul Currion reflects on the lessons to be drawn from the news that Invisible Children, the activist NGO, is winding down its operations. Widely criticised for its over simplified view of the Lord's Resistance Army - a Ugandan rebel group - IC managed to harness the power of digital media in a way mainstream humanitarian agencies could only envy. Read report online What's behind the kidnappings in CAR? BANGUI, 3 February 2015 (IRIN) - In recent weeks more than 20 people have been kidnapped in the Central African Republic, including a priest, an aid worker and even a government minister. While most were quickly released, the incidents have led to fears they are part of a plot to derail national peace talks. Read report online

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