May 16

• Muted Applause for Ugandan Rebel's Arrest

  IWPR

  As the Ugandan military seeks to flush out Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, analysts are downplaying the significance of last weekend's capture of a... Read more »

May 15

• White House Statement on Capture of Senior LRA Commander [press release]

  White House

  The United States congratulates the Government of Uganda on the capture of one of the senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) by the Ugandan military. The capture of... Read more »

May 14

• Soldiers Capture Top LRA Commander in Ambush

  New Vision

  Ceasar Acellam Otto, one of the influential Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commanders captured over the weekend has hailed the army for treating him well since the capture. Read more »

• Country Organizes the African Week of Vaccination

  Unicef

  Following other countries in Africa, the Central African Republic is organizing its African Week of Vaccination from the 4 to 10 May. This is the second round of a campaign that... Read more »

May 9

• Victim Dismisses Video Which Called the MLC 'Liberators'

  Bemba Trial Website

  The second victim to testify against Jean-Pierre Bemba today dismissed video footage shown in court by the defense that described as "liberators" soldiers belonging to the... Read more »

May 8

• Victims Says Bozizé Rebels Stole Rifles From Police Post

  Bemba Trial Website

  Current Central African Republic (CAR) president Francois Bozizé's rebels took rifles from a police post in the town of Sibut just before war crimes accused Jean-Pierre... Read more »

May 7

• Second Victim Recalls Crimes Committed By Bemba's Fighters

  Bemba Trial Website

  Judes Mbetingou, the second victim to testify in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba, today recalled the widespread pillaging and rape committed by soldiers belonging to the accused's... Read more »

• Victim Describes Bemba's Visit to Besieged Town

  Bemba Trial Website

  On Friday, war crimes victim Judes Mbetingou described to trial judges a visit by Jean-Pierre Bemba to the town of Sibut in the Central African Republic (CAR) at the time the... Read more »

May 3

• LRA Victims in Dream of Kony's Demise [press release]

  UNHCR

  The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been terrorizing south-east Central African Republic for years, forcing thousands to seek refuge in towns like Obo. But since the deployment... Read more »

• Victim Blames 'Translation Errors' for Inconsistencies in Her Testimony

  Bemba Trial Website

  A victim testifying in the war crimes trial of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba today said the inconsistencies in her testimony that were pointed out by the defense... Read more »

May 2

• Victim Tells Bemba Trial She Was Gang-Raped By Congolese Soldiers

  Bemba Trial Website

  On Tuesday. the first victim to testify in the trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba recounted how she was twice gang-raped by a group of Movement for the... Read more »

May 1

• Sudan Is Backing Joseph Kony's LRA, Says Uganda

  Sudan Tribune

  The Sudanese government is providing support to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) an insurgency that originated in northern Uganda but now operates in South Sudan, Central African... Read more »

• Transcript: U.S. General Discusses Counter-LRA Efforts [interview]

  U.S. Africa Command

  In an interview with members of various media organizations, April 24, 2012, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, described the U.S. military's role in what he... Read more »

• CAR Desirous to Further Strengthen Its Air Transport Relations With Nation- Theodore Jousso

  ENA

  Central African Republic (CAR) Civil Aviation and Air Transport Minister, Theodore Jousso said his country is desirous to further strengthen its relations with Ethiopia in the area... Read more »

April 30

• U.S.-Sponsored Visit to Anti-Kony Staging Camp Produces Flurry of News

  allAfrica.com

  An unusual dateline - Obo, Central African Republic - appeared in newspapers and on radio broadcasts across the globe Monday morning. Read more »

• Uganda Claims Khartoum Backs Rebel Kony

  New Vision

  The Government of Sudan has renewed support to the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, the Ministry of Defence has disclosed. Read more »

• Victims to Testify in Bemba Trial This Week

  Bemba Trial Website

  After a one month hiatus, Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to resume on Tuesday to hear the testimony of select victims participating in... Read more »

April 24

• U.S. to Continue Aid to Anti-Kony Fight [document]

  White House

  Today, President Obama announced that the United States will continue the deployment of a small number of U.S. military advisors to assist Uganda and other regional forces pursuing... Read more »

• Ugandan Rebels Could Take Refuge in Chad, Warn Officials

  UN News

  Senior United Nations and African Union officials arrived in Chad this weekend on a joint mission to warn its Government that the country could be the next destination of the... Read more »

April 23

• Insecurity in Mbomou and Haut-Mbomou Prefectures [press release]

  HRW

  Eight civil society organizations of the Central African Republic, write to USAID on the situation in the eastern Mbomou and Haut-Mbomou prefectures of the country affected by the... Read more »

• Call to Protect Civilians Against LRA Attacks [press release]

  HRW

  The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased its attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) since the beginning of 2012, putting civilians in affected... Read more »

April 20

• Nation Faces Hurdles In Curbing Northern Rebels

  IRIN

  Pacifying the six rebel groups that hold sway across the north and northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) is both a key component of the country's security reform and a... Read more »

• Pursuing Joseph Kony: A Message From the U.S. Senate [press release]

  United States Senate

  The day before the Kony 2012 movement's global day of action, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mary... Read more »

• Call for Solidarity With the Populations of Central Africa [press release]

  HRW

  16 civil society, human rights, and religious groups in northern Congo and Central African Republic call for solidarity with the populations of central Africa affected by the... Read more »

• Statement At the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to the Central African Republic [press release]

  IMF

  A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Norbert Toé, visited Bangui during April 4-19, 2012 to conduct discussions on a three-year economic program that... Read more »