Sand extraction provides a lifeline to many in impoverished CAR, but the industry faces a growing threat of violence.
Sand extraction provides a lifeline to many in impoverished CAR, but the industry faces a growing threat of violence.
Presidential spokesman said state of emergency will allow ‘arrests without going through national prosecutors’.
Concerns grow as surge in fighting displaces more than 100,000 in a country reeling from years of...
Fighters abandoned their positions in Bangassou, a town they captured on January 3, after ultimatum...
The Central African Republic needs to go through a thorough process of reconciliation.
UN mission in the country says rebels ambushed the soldiers who were carrying out a security operation in Grimari.
UNHCR blamed intensifying violence since a December 27 presidential vote for the sharp increase in refugees.
Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, is tense a day after armed rebels launched a coordinated attack.
Security forces in CAR repel two attacks by armed groups seeking to seize the capital Bangui on Wednesday, PM says.
Violence surrounding last month’s presidential vote forces 30,000 people to flee CAR, says UN.
Pope calls on all sides to reject hatred and hold talks as opposition calls for cancellation of last month’s vote.
Touadera was re-elected for another five-year term, but opponents say the December 27 election was flawed.
The announcement of provisional results comes as armed-group violence mounts outside the capital, Bangui.
Gov’t accused Bozize of mounting ‘attempted coup’ with the help of armed groups eight days before elections.