Central African Republic : News

[ThinkAfricaPress]Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office? (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (AllAfrica)

[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force' (AllAfrica)

[UN News]A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy today told the Security Council, while also calling on the body to consider sanctions against rebel groups for gross violations of human rights. (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]Today, a witness said he regretted that the crimes his colleagues committed while they fought to capture power in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003 were not known to the world court trying former Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba. (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]François Bozizé's rebels terrorized civilians in some Central African Republic (CAR) towns that were under the control of Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops, the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard on Friday. (AllAfrica)

[UN News]The United Nations Children's Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR) associated with the Séléka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group. (AllAfrica)

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THE South African National Defence Force is drawing lessons from its battle with Seleka forces in the Central African Republic to prepare for future peacekeeping operations in Africa army chief Lt-Gen Vusumuzi Masondo said on Thursday.

Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office? Following months of fighting in the Central African Republic , President Franois Boziz was overthrown on 24 March by the Seleka Coalition, a collective of foreign and northern-based ... (more)

Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

UNHCR is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access to the group.

The head of the South African army says soldiers who will join a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though his overall force is overstretched and underfunded.

The U.N. envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming, recruitment of child soldiers and forced marriages.

U.S. Embassy Bangui suspended operations in December 2012, and therefore cannot provide protection or routine consular services to U.S. citizens in CAR.

Rebels who seized power in the Central African Republic this year effectively halted efforts to find the LRA there.

South Africa is arguably the most developed and respected country amongst its African counterparts.

Being the current Chair of the African Union , Ethiopia is working to maintain peace and security in Mali, Madagascar, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

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African Press Organization - Food assistance is emerging as an urgent humanitarian priority in the Central African Republic .

Franois Boziz's rebels terrorized civilians in some Central African Republic towns that were under the control of Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops, the International Criminal Court heard on Friday.

The United Nations Children's Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic associated with the SA©lA©ka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group.

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[HRW]Bangui -Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic on March 24, 2013, have committed grave violations against civilians, including pillage, summary executions, rape, and torture, Human Rights Watch said today. (AllAfrica)

[Unicef]Geneva -UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy. (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]A former soldier in the rebel force Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops fought against in the Central African Republic (CAR) has said he was not aware of any crimes committed by the Bemba fighters. The only crimes he was aware of were committed by soldiers of the rebel group led by General François Bozizé. (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]Today, a former fighter under the rebellion led by deposed Central African Republic (CAR) president François Bozizé shifted some blame for atrocities committed in that country's 2002-2003 conflict from war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba's militia to the Bozizé rebels, who he said were undisciplined and brutalized civilians. (AllAfrica)

[Premium Times]The United Nations, UN Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, has said there are encouraging signs that the new push for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, could succeed. (AllAfrica)

[UN News]The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has expressed deep concern over the rise of poaching, armed violence and destruction in the Central African Republic's (CAR) Dzanga-Sanga National Park, which is part of the agency's World Heritage List. (AllAfrica)

[Bemba Trial Website]Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has stalled once again, as the defense continues to experience difficulties in getting witnesses to appear before the court. (AllAfrica)

[Parliament of South Africa]The deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in the Central African Republic which led to the death of thirteen soldiers was debated in Parliament this week. (AllAfrica)