French President Francois Hollande on Friday called on the United Nations to “play a still bigger role” in the strife-ridden Central African Republic as French troops in Bangui sought to clamp down after days of violence. Heavy patrols of armoured vehicles…
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The death toll from clashes in the Central African Republic’s capital has risen to at least 40, the Red Cross said Thursday, as French troops upped patrols in the city in a bid to stem the violence. “Around 40 bodies have been recovered for the moment…
African Union troops early on Monday fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene. Several hundred Christian demonstrators crowded…
Former Seleka rebels and their Muslim supporters blocked a route near Bangui’s airport to protest against French troops conducting a disarmament operation, accusing them of killing three fighters in clashes on Sunday. Dozens of protesters could be seen…
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, whose career has in large part been built on advocating for the US to muster all military and diplomatic force to stop what she famously called “The Problem from Hell” in her Pulitzer prize winning…
The US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power flew into Central African Republic Thursday on a surprise visit to urge its leaders to help end the violence, warning the people there were “in profound danger.” Power is the highest-level US official…
The Central African Republic’s mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday. The death toll was significantly…
13 December 2013 – The humanitarian situation in the conflict-wracked Central African Republic (CAR) is deteriorating, with 450 people killed…
13 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is taking to the airwaves today to make a personal appeal to the…
Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui, the presidency said Tuesday, the first reported casualties since French troops entered the restive country last week. “With much sadness, the president learned…