UN increases Central African Republic force by nearly 3,700
United NationsAP The UN Security Council approved an increase of nearly 3,700 military and police to the UN peacekeeping force in Central African Republic on Friday to help reverse the deteriorating security situation in the conflict-torn nation where violence has increased since last December’s presidential election. A council resolution, adopted by a vote of 14 […]
Essay: The Central African Republic’s faith leaders are the country’s best hope for peace
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHRISTINE LUBY, a former public affairs officer for interfaith conflict resolution organisation, the International Dialogue Center, looks at the important role religious leaders are playing in bringing peace to the strife-torn Central African Republic…
Children seen at risk of recruitment in Central African Republic fighting
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups have recruited nearly 3,000 children in Central African Republic since violence flared over a 27th December election result and more are at risk as aid fails to reach many people driven from their homes, aid workers said. More than 210,000 people have been uprooted by the fighting, with children increasingly […]
Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic share shelter as renewed fighting displaces thousands
RNS Christians and Muslims in the besieged Central African Republic have taken shelter together in houses of worship in the country as renewed rebel violence forces thousands out of their homes. “With the fighting, many people found refuge in the churches,” Bishop Nestor-Desire Nongo-Aziagbia, president of the Central Africa Catholic Bishops Conference, told Religion News […]
Court in Central African Republic upholds election results
Bangui, Central African RepublicAP Central African Republic’s constitutional court on Monday upheld President Faustin Archange Touadera’s re-election, raising the specter of more violence days after rebels attempted to overtake the capital. Touadera, meanwhile, told reporters that he was open to talks with his opponents as proposed by a rebel spokesman “but not at any price”. […]
Central African Republic President Touadera re-elected
Bangui, Central African RepublicAP Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a second term in office, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission Monday. Touadera was reelected in the first round of the 27th December presidential vote with 53.9 per cent of the votes, the National Election Authority said. In second place […]
Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest
Bangui, Central African RepublicAP Central African Republic held presidential and legislative elections Sunday amid fears of violence after a campaign period marked by fighting between rebels and government forces. Voters came out in large numbers in the capital, while in other parts of the country fewer people went to polling stations because of fears of […]
Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic
Ngoto, Central African RepublicThomson Reuters Foundation Since the coronavirus forced his school to close in March, Papin has been working six days a week at a diamond mine in the Central African Republic – hauling sacks of mud and rubble under a hot sun. He is among a dozen children working at the open-pit mine […]
Central African Republic seeks justice for rural victims of sexual violence
Bangui, Central African RepublicThomson Reuters Foundation Restoring court operations in rural parts of the war-torn Central African Republic is vital to tackling sexual violence and ensuring victims can seek justice, a top government official said, as the coronavirus pandemic fuels gender-based abuse. Rape has been widely used as a weapon of war in the country […]
Central African Republic sees sharp decline in violence
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Central African Republic may be getting safer, according to new figures from the United Nations that show a sharp drop in the number of attacks and human rights abuses since last year. The head of human rights for the UN mission in the country said a peace deal between the government […]