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Central African Republic

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:38:07 GMT
Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue On Human Rights in Ukraine and High-Level Interactive Dialogue On Human Rights in the Central African Republic
[United Nations Human Rights Council] The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also held a high-level intera...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:24:35 GMT
Meet Bernadette Gomina, a Pioneering Parliamentarian in Central African Republic
[Africa Renewal] A former midwife, Ms. Gomina submitted several project proposals to international organizations, and built a Women's Centre in Bayanga with MINUSCA's support.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:27:25 GMT
Voters Head to Polls in Election Runoff
[DW] A rebel insurgency interrupted the first round of voting, but officials are confident stepped-up security measures will prevent further violence.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:20:57 GMT
These Youth Are Now the Go-to People for Farming Techniques in the Central African Republic
[FAO] Young people in Bangui turn their training into skills to share with their entire community

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:18:59 GMT
New Study Considers Victim-Centered Approaches for Justice in Central African Republic
[ICTJ] New York -- "We want to turn the page, but not at the cost of justice"- that was a message repeated by victims of human rights abuses interviewed in a new report released today on transitional justice in the Central African Republic (CAR). Pro...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:56:27 GMT
UN Sex Abuse Peacekeepers Identified
[Cameroon Tribune] A UN investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the Central African Republic, CAR, has identified 41 peacekeepers as suspects of potential misconduct, the BBC reported yesterday, December 6, 2016. Some 25 of them are from Bu...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:36:37 GMT
People, Medical Facilities Hit During Violence in Southern CAR
[MSF] Violent clashes in the city of Bambari, southern Central African Republic, on 15 and 16 February wounded people and hit a medical centre supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) with bullets and explosives. The violence further compromises...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:21:44 GMT
Central African Republic - New Wave of Violence Puts Education On Hold for One in Two Children Across the Country
[Unicef] Bangui -- Joint statement by UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown and UNICEF Representative Fran Equiza

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:17:31 GMT
CAR Elections - Rights and Safety of Voters and Candidates Must Be Protected, Says UN Expert
[OHCHR] A UN expert said today authorities in the Central African Republic must ensure the protection of candidates, voters and electoral materials in the country's second round of legislative elections and by-elections on March 14.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:45:22 GMT
Coup-Proofing - Russia's Military Blueprint to Securing Resources in Africa
[CFR] In the Central African Republic (CAR), outside the capital Bangui, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra exerts little to no authority. Armed rebel groups control two-thirds of the country, including access to mining sites.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:50:08 GMT
Car - International Mediation: the Way Out
[Cameroon Tribune] Since 2012, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been under a string of crisis. The outbreak of violence, initially political in nature, piloted by armed groups and government forces, quickly took a religious turn as Christians a...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:25:07 GMT
Red Cross Delivers a First Humanitarian Convoy to Assist Thousands of Displaced People
[ICRC] Bangui -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent an aid convoy from Cameroon to the Central African Republic (CAR) with 135 tonnes of food - enough to feed almost 10,000 people displaced by violence.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:31:13 GMT
CAR Attempts Democracy and Justice Amid Violent Chaos
[ISS] The arrangements to transition the turbulent Central African Republic (CAR) to normality could be described as the triumph of naive hope over brutal reality. Attempts to administer justice and hold elections in that country are certainly heroic...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:39:39 GMT
Amnesty Investigation Uncovers Horror of Conflict and Election Violence
[AI London] Civilians killed and injured during the December 2020 elections in the Central African Republic

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:59:18 GMT
Gambia U-20 Arrives in Nouakchott Ahead of Africa U-20 Quarter-Final Clash With CAR
[The Point] The Gambia U-20 team arrived at the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Tuesday ahead of their 2021 Africa U-20 Youth Championship quarter-final encounter with Central Africa Republic on Friday 26 February 2021 at the Stade Olympique at 7 p...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:13:17 GMT
Debutants Central Africa Republic Clash With Gambia for Place in Last Four
[CAF] Both second place finishers from their groups, first timers Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Gambia will clash in the final quarter final of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott on Friday.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:28:12 GMT
CAR 'Very Volatile', Despite Important Progress - UN Peacekeeping Chief
[UN News] Despite a successful presidential election and other noteworthy progress, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violence and volatility, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:26:17 GMT
Rebels Have Taken Over Schools
[CAJ News] Bangui -- THE escalating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) is denying education to hundreds of thousands of children.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:56:16 GMT
Russia in the Central African Republic - New Allies, Same Challenges
[African Arguments] Russia recently sent an additional 300 military advisors to support President Touadéra as part of a deepening relationship. What's in it for each side?

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:03:36 GMT
Central African Republic Stun Tunisia, Both Qualify to U-20 Afcon Quarters
[CAF] Two goals within a minute early in the first half propelled debutants Central Africa Republic (CAR) to the quarter finals of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after a hard earned 2-1 victory over Tunisia's young Carthage Eagles at the Ol...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:48:02 GMT
Tunisia V Central African Republic - No Choice but Going Through
[CAF] Debutants Tunisia and Central African Republic are seeking a place in the quarterfinals of the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021 when they lock horns at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott on Sunday.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:53:30 GMT
Central African Republic - the ICRC Transports 25 Wounded to Bambari Hospital
[ICRC] On 15 and 16 February, violent clashes between state armed forces and armed groups broke out in the town of Bambari. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) transported 25 wounded and injured people to the town's university hospita...



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