{"id":164187,"date":"2024-06-26T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eat-bitter-striving-for-a-better-life-in-the-central-african-republic-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T23:00:16","slug":"eat-bitter-striving-for-a-better-life-in-the-central-african-republic-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eat-bitter-striving-for-a-better-life-in-the-central-african-republic-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat Bitter: Striving for a better life in the Central African Republic | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rBBEHH6K9NM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Eat Bitter: Striving for a better life in the Central African Republic | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rBBEHH6K9NM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In the Central African Republic, one of Africa\u2019s poorest countries, local sand diver Thomas Boa and Chinese construction manager Jianmin Luan struggle to improve their fortunes. <\/p>\n<p>They \u201ceat bitter\u201d today in the hope of a better tomorrow, but with no guarantees of what their futures may hold.<\/p>\n<p>From BBC&#8217;s Africa Eye. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Africa #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Central African Republic, one of Africa\u2019s poorest countries, local sand diver Thomas Boa and Chinese construction manager Jianmin Luan struggle to improve their fortunes. 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