A French journalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in Central African Republic, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in a statement, vowing to make every effort to shed light on the murder. “The president learned with great…
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Chad announced it is closing its border with the Central African Republic on Monday, saying it wants to stop violence spilling over from the sectarian conflict next door. “We will not allow the Chadian territory to be used by one side or the other to…
The United Nations is considering the use of unarmed drones to monitor sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a UN official said, ahead of the deployment in September of 12,000 peacekeepers in the restive nation. UN under-secretary-general…
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the conflict in Central African Republic could embroil the whole region and threaten global security. “It’s not easy to put Central African Republic on the map of concerns of public opinion in…
Nigeria on Saturday pledged 1.5 million US dollars at an international donor summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa…
The United Nations said Monday it is running out of food for the growing number of homeless in Central African Republic because of spreading unrest in the country. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said 38 trucks carrying rice are stuck at the Cameroon…
Small children and women in colourful headscarves cluster around the altar, bundles of their belongings piled high near a statue of the Virgin Mary. In the Central African town of Boali, the local church has become a refuge for some 700 Muslims fleeing…
The UN has warned that bloodshed in the Central African Republic could turn into genocide as horrors continue to unfold in the country where parliament is preparing to choose a new leader. Violence in the highly unstable country has not let up despite…
European Union nations agreed in principle Friday on a plan to launch a joint military operation in Central Africa to help restore security there amid fears of civilian massacres. Ambassadors from the 28 member states gave preliminary approval to plans…
African leaders began talks on Thursday to tackle the sectarian violence wracking the Central African Republic, with the pressure piling on the country’s embattled president. Rebel-turned-president Michel Djotodia was summoned to Chad’s capital NDjamena…