Central african republic
ICC issues arrest warrant for Central African rebel leader
Nourredine Adam, head of an armed faction of former rebels from the mainly Muslim Seleka group, is wanted over crimes allegedly committed while he was security...
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Central African Republic facing food insecurity crisis, UN warns
The UN's World Food Programme said 2.2 million people in the war-torn country of 5.5 million were acutely food insecure, and their plight was likely to worsen during the coming months.
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Central African Republic bans documentary for 'inciting revolt'
The Central African Republic has banned a documentary portraying student life that was selected for this year's Berlinale over allegedly "inciting revolt against the authorities", the culture ministry said Friday.
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C.Africa conflict special court: a breakthrough facing challenges
Nothing can be taken for granted for the court which is struggling to assert its authority against executive power.
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C. Africa launches peace talks without rebels or opposition
President Faustin Archange Touadera promised in late 2020, following his controversial re-election, to hold the so-called Republican Dialogue for reconciliation.
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CAR to hold long overdue reconciliation talks next week
Long-promised national reconciliation talks will take place next week in the perennially restive Central African Republic between the government and unarmed opposition groups and civil society, a presidential decree said Tuesday.
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C.Africa releases French peacekeepers after UN outcry
The four soldiers, members of the elite French Foreign Legion, with French, Romanian, Bulgarian and Italian nationalities, were arrested at the airport on Monday.
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'No food at home': Central African mothers' growing fears amid food crisis
A two-year-old boy bawls as his mother gently lays him on scales at a health centre in northwestern Central African Republic, where an unprecedented food crisis looms.
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Dozens suspected of crimes against humanity at large in CAR
Hassan Bouba Ali, a former rebel chief accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, was arrested then released "a few days later, without any judicial authorisation", Amnesty said in a statement.
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Central African Republic rebel group accused of deadly village attack
The alleged attack tests a truce declared last month by President Faustin Archange Touadera that he said aimed at fostering a national dialogue.
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C.African rebel tortured opponents in hole under desk, ICC hears
The ICC, based in The Hague, is deciding whether 14 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, including torture and outrages of personal dignity, should move ahead to trial.
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Landmine kills four people in C.Africa
On September 9, a local humanitarian worker employed by a Danish NGO was killed when his vehicle ran over a landmine likewise in the northeast.
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Rwanda sends 300 troops for UN mission in C.Africa
The deployment is part of a UN Security Council resolution in March to beef up the MINUSCA force in the CAR by around 3,000 men. One of the world's poorest countries, the CAR has been battered by civil conflict since 2013, with armed groups jockeying for resources and power.
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CAR president names new PM after government resigns
Reputedly close to President Faustin Archange Touadera, the new PM is also known for having a good knowledge of international finance and aid programmes, vital for the second least-developed country in the world, according to the UN.
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Central African Republic government resigns
The country is the second least-developed in the world according to the UN and suffers from the aftermath of a brutal civil conflict that erupted in 2013.
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UN troops recapture C.African city from rebels
Rebels abandoned their positions in Bangassou, 750 kilometres (470 miles) east of the capital Bangui, and fled the city following an ultimatum on Friday from the UN peacekeeping force MINUSCA, the mission's spokesman Vladimir Monteiro said late Saturday.
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30,000 flee C.Africa over election unrest: UN
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, said those who have left the CAR for neighbouring countries needed urgent assistance with water, shelter, health care and sanitation.
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'Numerous irregularities': CAR opposition calls for elections to be annulled
In almost half of polling stations "voting did not take place or ballot sheets were destroyed."
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Central African Republic elections 'credible', says govt
Thousands of people were prevented from voting because of the threat of violence from rebels fighting to oust President Faustin Archange Touadera, said local leaders and UN workers who asked not to be named.
