The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Paris/Nairobi - Two French nationals working with a charity in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been kidnapped, the French Foreign Ministry said. The incident was the latest in a series of kidnappings of French citizens in the region. ...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The United Nations mission set up to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian aid in Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) received a boost this week with the arrival of troops from Cambodia.
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Les Roberts, Clinical Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has worked extensively in countries ranging from Zimbabwe to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today he writes about a lesser-known country– the Central African Republic: The Central African Republic (CAR) is a little known nation in the middle of Africa with a [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Kenya Airways has launched direct flights to Bangui, the largest city in the Central African Republic.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The United Nations special envoy to the Central African Republic (CAR), Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, urged the agencies of the world body to intensify their efforts in the country, on Friday during the celebrations of United Nations Day. “The UN system is here to work for the welfare of people, for the underprivileged, displaced people, victims of [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are paying a heavy price for the troubles faced by the country, and their plight could worsen without urgent international support, said a senior official with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
CICR (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Violence resulting from the presence of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in south-eastern Central African Republic and skirmishes between the LRA and the Ugandan armed forces have caused the displacement of several thousand civilians.
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
During the period under review, the Government of Chad and the political opposition made some progress in the implementation of the agreement of 13 August 2007. The general population census was completed on 30 June. The data, which is a precondition for voter registration and constituency delimitation, was released on 13 October. The results have been accepted by the parties to the agreement of 13...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The LRA first became active in the CAR in February 2008, staging a series of raids, pushing west from Bambouti, on the border with Sudan.
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward four proposals for improving ties with Central Africa when meeting with his counterpart Francois Bozize Yangouvonda Thursday.
Judeopundit (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Here at World Zionist Conspiracy Headquarters we are very gratified at this authoritative testimony to the great work done by our African division: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi blasted 'Israel' at a special African Union summit on Monday for causing all the woes facing Africa. 'Israel' is "behind all of Africa's conflicts," Kadhafi told some 30 African leaders gathered at Tripoli airport...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
As head of the village, Omar Fotor feels responsible for more than 40 families now sheltering in an improvised camp inside Birao, in the far north. "We are blocked in here," Fotor told IRIN. "It's not safe to go 2km outside Birao. I am extremely unhappy here. There is not enough to eat. The children are traumatized. This is not where they would normally sleep. Their school has been destroyed."...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
Former president Ange-Felix Patasse of the Central African Republic said Thursday in exile that he was "potentially a candidate" for elections in his country next year.
CICR (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Bangui (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has just distributed food, seed, farming tools and other relief items to more than 6,700 people who have fled their homes in Vakaga prefecture, some 800 km northeast of Bangui.
Noli Irritare Leones (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
SaveDarfur on Twitter points out a BBC photo essay about Darfur, which reminds me that I haven’t done a Darfur blog update in weeks. Southern Sudan: Actually, one of the big areas of concern in the past couple of weeks has been Southern Sudan, where, as you may recall, a peace treaty in 2005 [...]
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