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Cambodian Troops Bolster UN ForceThe United Nations mission set up to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian aid in Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) received a boost this week with the arrival of troops from Cambodia. (AllAfrica)
UPDF kills another LRA commander
By Henry Mukasa UGANDAN special forces have killed a senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic, the army spokesman said yesterday.
(Topix.net)UPDF Kills Another LRA Commander
UGANDAN special forces have killed a senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic, the army spokesman said yesterday. (AllAfrica)
UN to Help Protect Civilians From Ugandan Rebels
The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people. (AllAfrica)
Central Africa: UN Condemns LRA on Civilian Attacks
THE UN Security Council has condemned the increasing attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and the Sudan.
(Topix.net)Cambodian soldiers leave for UN missions
GROUP of 42 Cambodian soldiers has departed for UN peacekeeping missions in Chad and the Central African Republic, the United Nations announced Monday.
(Topix.net)Kenya: Suspects to Endure Pre-Trial Chamber Process at ICC
Kenya will be the first country to have its nationals go through the pre-trial chamber process at the International Criminal Court.
(Topix.net)Former captives speak of their horrible experiences with LRA rebels
" Two Western Equatoria young girls abducted by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, have returned home, revealing details of their harrowing experiences and dangerous escapes.
(Topix.net)Young People In Chadian Refugee Camps Need Hope
Friday, 13 November 2009, 2:46 pm Press Release: United Nations New York, Nov 12 2009 7:10PM The top humanitarian official in Chad called for urgent attention to be paid to providing a better life for young men and women languishing in camps for refugees and displaced persons, warning that the alternatives for them would be prostitution or ...
(Topix.net)No more than 100 LRA fighters left in Congo-UN
Military operations against Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army have reduced the rebels to at most 100 in Congo but most remaining fighters are in Central African Republic, the region's weakest link, the United Nations said.
(Topix.net)Chad's IDPs start dangerous road home
The UN Refugee Agency is colour-coding villages red, yellow and green in eastern Chad marking how safe it is for internally displaced persons to return home: people from areas classified as green - "safe" - will no longer be considered as IDPs, but can remain in the camps.
(Topix.net)Witness: In search of invisible borders in central Africa
"We arena TMt in Sudan, are we? Because wea TMre not allowed to go to Sudan." The question, asked by an admirably rule-abiding aid worker, made me smile.
(Topix.net)Five Countries Closer to World Domination
A few months ago we reported that, according to our records, Internet Evolution was practically global -- with registered readers in almost every single country of the world.
(Topix.net)Laying the groundwork for lasting peace Polio survivor, former peace...
Kouame Remi Oussou during his days as a Rotary World Peace Fellow at International Christian University.
(Topix.net)Kenyan Airline Starts Flights to Region's 'Diamond City'
Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Bangui, the largest city in the Central African Republic. (AllAfrica)
Central Africa: Kenyan Airline Starts Flights to Region's 'Diamond City'
Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Bangui, the largest city in the Central African Republic.
(Topix.net)Kenya Airways expansion to boost investors' access to European market
National carrier Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Bangui, the largest city in the Central African Republic.
(Topix.net)Exiled President to Return to Contest Polls
The former president of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé, exiled in Togo since 2003, is set to return to the CAR today with the intention of standing in the next presidential elections slated for 2010. (AllAfrica)
Central African Republic: Exiled President to Return to Contest Polls
The former president of the Central African Republic, Ange-Flix Patass, exiled in Togo since 2003, is set to return to the CAR today with the intention of standing in the next presidential elections slated for 2010.
(Topix.net)Africa gets $34m to fight Aids
Germany has provided $34m to help prevent Aids in central Africa, the Organisation for the Co-ordination of the Struggle Against Epidemics in Central Africa said on Tuesday.
(Topix.net)VATICAN - Synod Fathers express their "deepest sentiments of fraternal communion" to the ...
The Synod Fathers have sent a Letter to the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Sudan, Uganda, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic, signed by the three President Delegates and the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, expressing their solidarity with the dioceses located in the Great Lakes Region, for ...
(Topix.net)Thousands flee rebels in CAR
Libreville - More than 4 500 people have fled attacks by the Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic, the Red Cross said in a statement received by AFP on Thursday.
(Topix.net)Chad: Between an IDP Camp And Unsafe Home
The UN Refugee Agency is colour-coding villages red, yellow and green in eastern Chad marking how safe it is for internally displaced persons to return home: people from areas classified as green - "safe" - will no longer be considered as IDPs, but can remain in the camps.
(Topix.net)African Synod sends solidarity message to Africa's war-torn Great Lakes region
Participants in the African Synod, which is meeting in Rome this month, interrupted their discussions on October 20 to send a message of solidarity to the suffering people of Africa's Great Lakes region.
(Topix.net)East Africa: Us troops help build disaster response capacity
Military contingents from five East African countries have begun field training in disaster and emergency response as well as anti-terrorism in the northern Ugandan district of Kitgum.
(Topix.net)Children Bearing Brunt of Country's Troubles, Says Unicef Official
Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are paying a heavy price for the troubles faced by the country, and their plight could worsen without urgent international support, said a senior official with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (AllAfrica)
Central African Republic: Children Bearing Brunt of Country's Troubles, Says Unicef Official
Children in the Central African Republic are paying a heavy price for the troubles faced by the country, and their plight could worsen without urgent international support, said a senior official with the United Nations Children's Fund .
(Topix.net)Aid worker puts a face on her African experience
When Laura Archer travelled to central Africa as a nurse with MA©decins Sans FrontiA res, she didn't expect to return as an artist.
(Topix.net)Ali Bongo takes oath of office to succeeds his father
Ali Bongo Ondimba, the victor in the Aug. 30 presidential elections, took oath of office on Friday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville and succeeded his father Omar Bongo Ondimba, who died on June 8 at the age of 73, after ruling the West African country for 41 years.
(Topix.net)Tom Cargill: True believers are surrounded by sex slaves and battle fodder
Joseph Kony's LRA, long feared in northern Uganda, has gradually widened it's gyre of operations, roaming vast ungoverned swathes of Southern Sudan, Eastern Congo, eastern Central African Republic and now, it seems, Darfur.
(Topix.net)Kinshasa Denies LRA Attacks
The Democratic Republic of Congo government says it is unaware of purported attacks by the Lord Resistance Army , which have forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee.
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