But the fruit of many, many other mango trees in the Central African Republic will go unpicked. How to listen to From Our Own Correspondent, external: BBC Radio 4: ...

The parrot wanted to explain that the tree was magic and the death was an accident. But the king would not listen, and so the parrot accepted his fate. He said to his parents, "Do not grieve.

Tim Whewell goes to the Central African Republic to find out what is behind the inter-ethnic violence.

The Central African Republic, a country of little strategic importance to the wider world, has been torn apart by inter-ethnic violence in the last 12 months. The conflict has left its mark on the ...