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July 09
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Central African Republic: Spike in Disease and Food Security Fears in CAR
The precarious security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worsening seasonal food insecurity and increasing the burden of disease, especially among children, warns... Read more »
June 18
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Central African Republic: Insecurity in Bangui Increases Food Prices, Lay-Offs
A security crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) - which began on 10 December 2012, when the rebel Seleka Alliance attacked the capital, Bangui, and continued after Seleka... Read more »
June 11
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Central African Republic: Thousands Still Missing HIV Treatment Following Coup
More than 15,000 people living with HIV in the Central African Republic (CAR) had their life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment interrupted as a result of the instability... Read more »
June 06
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Central African Republic: CAR Crisis Remains Dire - and Neglected
International neglect of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is partly to blame for the dire humanitarian and security situation there, say officials. The crisis... Read more »
April 25
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Central African Republic: Children Bear Brunt of Crisis
Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic... Read more »
April 04
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Central African Republic: Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Post-Coup Central African Republic
Less than two weeks after the overthrow of Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé in a rebel coup, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated,... Read more »
March 26
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Central Africa: Kony Hunt Still On After CAR Coup
The search for the Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the rainforests of the Central African Republic (CAR) will continue despite the ouster of President... Read more »
March 25
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Central African Republic: CAR Coup Comes Amid Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
A rebel-led weekend coup in the Central African Republic (CAR) took place against a backdrop of worsening humanitarian conditions in many parts of the country, with access to... Read more »
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Central African Republic: Humanitarian Situation Worsening
The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worsening as the security and political conditions there rapidly deteriorate, with the Séléka... Read more »
February 22
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Central African Republic: Looming Food Crisis in Country
Humanitarian agencies are warning of a looming food crisis in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), a result of the insecurity that has displaced thousands of people and... Read more »
February 11
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Central African Republic: Rebels Disrupt Healthcare
Healthcare remains difficult to access in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) that are under the control of the Séléka rebel alliance, despite relative calm... Read more »
January 08
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South Africa: More Troops Deployed to CAR
South Africa has deployed 200 troops in the strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), which some see not simply as an effort to assist CAR's army but also as a move to counter... Read more »
January 04
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Central African Republic: Rebel Advance in CAR Worsens 'Forgotten Crisis'
A rebel takeover of several key towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed additional strain on humanitarian conditions that were already precarious due to years of... Read more »
January 08
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Central African Republic: South Africa Counters France?
South Africa has deployed 200 troops in the strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), which some see not simply as an effort to assist CAR's army but also as a move to counter... Read more »
January 04
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Central African Republic: Rebel Advance Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
A rebel takeover of several key towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed additional strain on humanitarian conditions that were already precarious due to years of... Read more »
December 19, 2012
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Central African Republic: Hundreds Flee As Rebels Advance
A new alliance of three rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has taken control of five towns in northern-central areas, could jeopardize a complex peace... Read more »
November 12, 2012
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Central African Republic: Diagnosis Difficulties Behind Pneumonia Spread
In a bid to increase the low level of awareness of pneumonia in the Central African Republic (CAR), where the disease is the biggest killer of children under five, a wide-ranging... Read more »
October 30, 2012
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Central African Republic: Victims Cry Foul Over Uganda's LRA Strategy
Uganda's practice of pardoning and then integrating into its military captured or surrendered members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), getting them to hunt down their former... Read more »
October 09, 2012
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Central Africa: Boost for Peace as Chad Rebels Disband
Preparations for the repatriation of 3,000 followers of a Chadian former rebel leader have started in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). If successful, the... Read more »
September 05, 2012
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Central African Republic: CAR Refugees Face Urgent Needs in DRC
More than 1,700 people who fled attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) have streamed into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are in urgent need of... Read more »
June 05, 2012
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Central African Republic: Security Hopes Improve After Main Rebel Groups Disband
A near decade-long insurgency which stoked insecurity in the Central African Republic's (CAR) northern regions has eased after the disbandment in May of two main rebel groups... Read more »
May 17, 2012
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Central African Republic: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Moves Forward
The Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process relating to former rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) is back on track: More than 1,000 already disarmed... Read more »
April 19, 2012
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Central African Republic: Nation Faces Hurdles In Curbing Northern Rebels
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 »
March 26, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lord's Resistance Army Nurtures New Child Soldiers
The dilemma for Atati Faustin, 13, from Faradje in Haut-Uélé District, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is that although he misses his younger brother... Read more »
March 15, 2012
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Central Africa: Fighting Kony With Beer, Spy Planes and YouTube
It is just before noon in the village of Limaye in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Half a dozen empty beer bottles lie scattered at the feet of five Congolese... Read more »
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