Central African News Journal
Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover.
Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover.
Central African Republic: Islamists terrorising Christians
Churches and mission stations are being looted, destroyed and pillaged by militia soldiers directly under the Central African Republic's new government. Sources in the country told Aid to the Church in Need that a number of Christians have been killed or wounded in attacks by Islamist rebel group Séléka which seized control of the country in March. Attacks include the pillaging of the Holy Ghost ...
UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
BANGUI: The United Nations(UN) envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming, recruitment of child soldiers and forced marriages.
Central African Republic: New Big Man, Old Politics - the Road Ahead for Djotodia
[ThinkAfricaPress]Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office?
Central African Republic: Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses
[Bemba Trial Website]Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Christians suffering looting and killings in Central African Republic
Churches and mission stations are being looted, destroyed and pillaged by militia soldiers directly under the Central African Republic's new government.
Return of child soldiers alarms war-scarred Central African Republic
May 14 (GIN) –The rebel-led government in the Central African Republic has another worry on its head –restless child soldiers demobilizing from rebel armies in the country’s volatile north.
Central African Republic: UN Envoy Urges Security Council to Bolster Security, Consider Sanctions Against Rebels
[UN News]A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy today told the Security Council, while also calling on the body to consider sanctions against rebel groups for gross violations of human rights.
Central African Republic: UN Security Council Told Country Descending into 'State of Anarchy'
[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force'
Central African Republic: Country Descending into 'State of Anarchy', Security Council Told
[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force'
Central African Republic: Country Descending into 'State of Anarchy', UN Told
[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force'
UN envoy says CAR in 'state of anarchy'
Representative to Central African Republic says time has come to impose sanctions on rebels and deploy security force.
UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming, recruitment of child soldiers and forced marriages. Margaret Vogt also told the council that a neutral security force should be deployed to "contain the current ...
Central African Republic falls into 'anarchy': UN envoy
Central African Republic has collapsed into "a state of anarchy" and the UN Security Council must impose sanctions and mandate a neutral security force to restore order, a UN envoy said Wednesday.
