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Tue, 11 May 2021 12:43:59 GMT
Gov't Arrests Frenchman Found Hiding 'Huge Weapons Cache' in Home
[RFI] A Frenchman has been arrested in the Central African Republic after police discovered a "very large arsenal" of weapons in his home.

Mon, 10 May 2021 05:23:56 GMT
Rwanda, CAR Military Officials Mull Ways of Strengthening Operations, Training Areas
[New Times] The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, General Jean-Bosco Kazura on Saturday received the chief of General Staff of the Central African Republic Armed Forces (FACA), Major General Zephlin Mamadou, who was in Rwanda to amon...

Mon, 10 May 2021 06:36:20 GMT
CAR Prime Minister Recognizes Rwandan Police Peacekeepers
[New Times] The Prime Minister of Central African Republic (CAR), Firmin Ngrebada, on Friday, May 7, awarded certificates to his Rwandan 'Special Escort Team' in recognition of their service.

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:01:57 GMT
I Am Recovering - Missionary Wounded By a Mine
[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- "I am recovering, I think that in a few days I will be ready to go back to work", says Fr. Arialdo Urbani, the Betharramite missionary (as the members of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Betharram are called)...

Tue, 11 May 2021 05:54:34 GMT
Young Missionary Collaborator Dies in Car Explosion in Niem Mission
[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- A young missionary collaborator is the only victim of the explosion of a mine that exploded under the car of the Catholic Mission of Niem. "Fr. Arialdo Urbani and one of his members of the Mission were on the way to the vill...

Tue, 11 May 2021 05:51:24 GMT
Society Must Find Balance - Cardinal Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui
[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- "A change is underway in the Central African Republic. The armed rebels who had entered the cities have left them and are in the forests. It remains to be seen whether this is real or just temporary peace. Now it is importan...

Thu, 06 May 2021 07:20:20 GMT
At Least One Victim as Missionaries' Car Blows Up On a Mine
[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- A car of the Catholic Mission of Niem exploded on a mine this morning, May 5, 2021. "We are waiting to know the exact details of the sad episode", His Exc. Mgr Mirosław Gucwa, Bishop of the diocese of Bouar, to whom the mis...

Mon, 03 May 2021 04:56:29 GMT
U.S. Relations With Central African Republic
[State Department] More information about Central African Republic is available on the Central African Republic Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:19:49 GMT
Displaced Children in CAR Risk Forced Recruitment, Gender-Based Violence - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- Conflict and violence have displaced 370,000 children throughout the Central African Republic. The U.N. children's fund says among them are at least 163,000 children who were forced to flee widespread violence in the run-up to and fol...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:30:01 GMT
370,000 Children Displaced in CAR - Highest Level Since 2014
[UN News] Child displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) has now reached its highest level since 2014, according to the latest estimates from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warning of the mounting risks children face.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:06:21 GMT
Rwandan Investors to Receive Tax Breaks in CAR
[New Times] Rwandan investors have formed a company to explore business opportunities in the Central African Republic (CAR) as they move to take advantage of the country's tax incentives.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:07:58 GMT
Thousands Flee Fresh Clashes in CAR - UN Agency
[UN News] Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:01:16 GMT
Angola, Rwanda Told to Work Toward Peace in CAR
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Rwanda have been urged to promote actions for a closer relationship between the authorities and the armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR), with a view to ensuring the achievement of peace in that country.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:10:31 GMT
ICGLR Heads of State Back to Discuss Car Situation in Mini-Summit
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan capital, Luanda, is hosting Tuesday a mini-summit of heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to discuss security issues prevailing in the Central African Republic (...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:14:33 GMT
'Death of Warlord Sidiki Abbas Leaves Legacy of Ruthless Violence'
[HRW] Other 3R Commanders Should be Held Accountable for Crimes

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:20:50 GMT
Police Rotate Two Peacekeeping Contingents in CAR
[New Times] Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Thursday, April 15, conducted the rotation of its two Formed Police Unit (FPU) contingents of 320 officers serving under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:56:07 GMT
Russian Mercenaries Accused of Rights Violations in CAR
[DW] In Central African Republic, the government relies heavily on Russian mercenaries and weaponry to fight rebels. UN experts are now accusing the Russians of gross human rights violations.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:24:14 GMT
Why Reparations Should Come First
[JusticeInfo.net] With a special court that has yet to open a trial and a truth commission that is not up and running, international attention on victims in the Central African Republic is waning. Since 2015, the unfulfilled promises of justice made ...



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