Voice of AmericaFrench President Francois Hollande visited the Central African Republic Friday, and pledged to help hold the war-torn country together amid a wave of sectarian violence. Mr. Hollande met with French peacekeeping troops and…
Associated Press of PakistanUNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to urgently send another 3,000 troops and police to the Central African Republic (CAR) in an effort to…
BBC NewsFrench and African peacekeepers have seized weapons from militia in the capital of the Central African Republic, which has been gripped by sectarian strife. Troops conducted house-to-house searches for several hours in a neighbourhood…
AFPBangui (Central African Republic) — France’s defence minister warned on Saturday that ending sectarian strife in the Central African Republic could take longer than expected as peacekeepers went door-to-door in the capital Bangui seizing weapons…
Irish TimesCentral African Army Forces soldiers gather during a speech by interim president Catherine Samba-Panza at the National College of Administration and Magistrature in the capital Bangui today. Photograph: Siegfried Modola/Reuters. Topics: News
Zee NewsBangui: The Central African Republic’s new interim president Catherine Samba-Panza was set to take the oath of office Thursday, a day after a UN envoy warned the conflict-riven country could descend into genocide. UN…
ABC NewsThe interim leader of Central African Republic vowed Monday that the era of anarchy in the tumultuous country was now over, a bold declaration made only days after the man who had seized power…
BBC NewsEmergency evacuations of the first of thousands of foreigners stranded in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR) are due to begin. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it would start airlifting 800 Chadians…
Wall Street JournalThe Central African Republic’s interim president, Michel Djotodia, resigned under pressure from other African leaders Friday, highlighting the political disarray that has fueled vigilante violence across the country. Mr. Djotodia’s resignation, along with…
Washington PostN’DJAMENA, Chad — The rebel leader-turned-president of Central African Republic is at a regional summit where he’s expected to face renewed pressure to step aside less than a year after he seized power. Michel…
BBC NewsThe UN has warned that the Central African Republic is heading toward a humanitarian disaster, as people fleeing conflict between Muslim and Christian militias pack into overcrowded camps with poor sanitation. Paul Wood in…
BBC NewsCentral African Republic (CAR) interim President Michel Djotodia is expected to face pressure to step down when he attends a regional summit on Thursday. His failure to quell violence between Christian and Muslim militias…
New York TimesGENEVA — The number of people displaced by fighting between Muslim and Christian militias and vigilantes in the Central African Republic has more than doubled in the past month, and increasing violence is…
BBC NewsDozens of people have been killed, including six peacekeepers from Chad, in the latest violence in the Central African Republic, officials say. The peacekeepers were attacked by a Christian militia known as anti-balaka in…
USA TODAYBANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The American ambassador to the United Nations arrived Thursday in Central African Republic in the highest profile American effort to date to spotlight the violence in this impoverished…
Houston ChronicleBANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Christian militiamen and a former officer in Central African Republic’s national army say they are working together to topple rebel leader-turned-President Michel Djotodia, who took power in a…
Houston ChroniclePARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is going to the Central African Republic just days into a tricky French military operation there to try to restore calm amid sectarian violence. Hollande’s office announced…
BBC NewsThe African Union is to increase significantly the number of troops it plans to send to the Central African Republic to help end communal fighting. The size of the AU force will rise to…
ReutersBANGUI (Reuters) – France rushed troops to Central African Republic on Friday but violence between Muslim and Christian militias continued unabated, spiraling into widespread killings of civilians. Hundreds of soldiers started arriving in CAR from…
