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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MAROUA, 27 December 2013 (IRIN) – The authorities in Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, have set up tighter border controls in…
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…
A special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. “South African helicopters in the UN intervention…
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…
BERN, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Central African…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Several tens of thousands of displaced people continue to take refuge…
WASHINGTON, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In recent weeks, government affiliated armed groups and independent militias have committed…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged all…
NEW YORK, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict,…
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — TestimonySenate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African AffairsWashington, DCDecember 17, 2013Thank you…
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…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The BUILD Africa Forum (http://www.buildafricaforum.com) is pleased to…
TOKYO, Japan, December 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. Japan welcomes the Declarations signed on December 12 respectively by…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Council adopted the following conclusions: “1. Recalling its…
OTTAWA, Canada, December 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign…
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…