A former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) has been elected to the executive committee of African football’s governing body. Patrice Edouard Ngaissona was the self-declared...
"Heavy gunfire in Zemio. Impossible to go out. They have cut the phones and we can't go out -- it's just too dangerous. So I am posting on Facebook." The sense of fear and urgency is palpable as...
At least 15 people died in clashes between UN peacekeepers and former rebels in the centre of the chronically restive Central African Republic, a humanitarian source said Sunday. The violence broke...
The death toll from clashes in Central African Republic has surged to around 100, local officials said Wednesday of violence that erupted hours after the government signed a truce with rebel groups....
Intense fighting in the Central African Republic killed at least 40 people Tuesday and injured dozens more, dashing hopes for stability in the strife-torn country the day after the signing of a...
At least 40 people were killed in clashes on Tuesday in the Central African Republic, aid and security sources said, the day after the signing of a ceasefire deal. The violence in the central town of...
A damning United Nations report on Tuesday alleged horrific crimes in the Central African Republic including rape, murder, torture, kidnapping and the use of child soldiers, which could amount to war...
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to the renewed sectarian bloodshed in the Central African Republic, warning that war crimes will be...
A recent attack targeting UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic was carried out with heavy weapons that have not been used in other outbreaks of fighting, a UN official said Thursday....
Four UN peacekeepers have been found dead and one remains missing after an attack on a convoy in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations officials said on Tuesday. The UN's MINUSCA mission...
Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have killed at least 45 civilians in apparent reprisal strikes over the past three months, a human-rights watchdog says in a new report. The...
The United States on Wednesday added two militia leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR) to its sanctions list, accusing them of playing significant roles in their country's unrest. The US...
At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured since Tuesday after armed men attacked three villages in the central Bambari region of the Central African Republic, local residents who...
With a spike in militia killings, a deepening humanitarian crisis and the army still in shambles, the Central African Republic's bid for peace and stability remains elusive. A three-year civil war...
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have prevented heavily armed militia launching an attack on the town of Bambari. A spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission, Vladimir Monteiro, said...
The United Nations remains wary of security in the Central African Republic as violence persists in the outskirts of the capital. UN envoy Herve Ladsous told the Security Council the new upsurge of...
Violent clashes are spreading in Central African Republic despite successful polls that elected a new government earlier this year, U. N. sanctions monitors have reported to the Security Council. The...
Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been told to leave the schools they are occupying or face forceful eviction by UN troops. The UN says 10,000 children have been unable to...
UN peacekeepers were sent to the CAR in 2014 Several people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country says. The UN the...
