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…
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: AS SUDAN HOSTS PEACE TALKS, RUSSIA OFFERS TO GET MORE INVOLVED
The World Watch Monitor reports…
CAR: CLERICS SAY ‘WAR MUST STOP’ AS KILLINGS CONTINUE DESPITE PEACE AGREEMENT
World Watch Monitor reports that despite a peace agreement, fighting continues in the Central African Republic – again prompting further calls from prominent Christian leader Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou for an end to the conflict…
Update: CAR’s peace-making leader mourns loss of loved ones as 3,000 shelter inside church
World Watch Monitor As more details emerge, it has been confirmed that it was Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou’s youngest brother and nephew, not his son and grandson, who were killed in the latest eruption of violence in the Central African Republic. A local church leader told World Watch Monitor they may have been targeted because of […]
Special Criminal Court prosecutor appointed as killing continues in Central African Republic
World Watch Monitor Three top faith leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR), who’ve won international recognition for efforts to end conflict in their country, have welcomed the appointment of a prosecutor for a Special Criminal Court. CAR has been beset by religious and ethnic conflict between mainly Muslim Séléka rebels and mainly animist “anti-balaka“ […]