Central African Republic

OPINION,
Africa’s next wannabe third-term presidents must be stopped
If the presidents of Senegal and the Central African Republic are planning constitutional coups, the AU must step in.
opinion by Adem K Abebe
Published On 21 Oct 2022
Roadside bomb kills 3 UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The attack on the peacekeepers occurred close to the border with Cameroon, in an area rife with militia activity.
Published On 5 Oct 2022
UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022
La Nina’s cooling effect on the planet did not stop 2021 from being one of the seven hottest years on record.
Published On 31 Aug 2022
In Cameroon, refugees get a new lease of life with digital IDs
Cameroon, home to half a million refugees, is one of a few African nations that has issued a number of refugee IDs.
Published On 29 Aug 2022

The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis.

Preparations for vaccination against monkeypox begin in Africa as it reported 1,597 cases and 66 deaths in 2022 so far.

About 170 countries so far have abolished or introduced moratoria of death penalties in law or practice.

Experts say Russia’s involvement in Central Africa could be over just as quicky as it began.

The Kremlin-linked mercenary group Wagner has been accused of perpetrating human rights abuses in Mali and now CAR.

The attack is the latest in the mineral-rich Central African Republic which has been mired in violence since 2013.

The African nation is the world’s 2nd country to adopt the coin as currency, following in the footsteps of El Salvador.

The trial is related to the massacre of 46 civilians in the northern villages of Koundjili and Lemouna in May 2019.

The Special Criminal Court’s first trial could address a gap in accountability that has spurred decades of conflict.

Russia has deployed the Wagner Group in military operations across at least half a dozen African nations.

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