Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Don't Close the Embassies. I Saw What Happens When We Do.: [allAfrica] I remember when the U.S. Embassy in Bangui, Central African Republic, closed in 2012. The country was edging toward collapse, and at the very moment diplomacy was needed most, America stepped back. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKW7jq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKW7</span><span class="invisible">jq</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Embassies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embassies</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CentralAfricanRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAfricanRepublic</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/USEmbassy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USEmbassy</span></a></p>