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November 12
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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
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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 9
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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 6
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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 5
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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
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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 20
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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
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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
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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 »
March 9
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Central African Republic: Hard Homecoming for Ndélé Returnees
Thousands of people who have returned to their homes in areas close to Ndélé, in northern Central African Republic's (CAR) Bamingui-Bangoran region, after years of... Read more »
February 28
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Central African Republic: Onslaught on Chad Rebels Displaces Thousands
A joint military offensive between the armed forces of the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad to oust Chad's Front Populaire pour le Redressement (FPR) rebel movement from its... Read more »
February 24
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Uganda: Questions Over Progress Against the LRA
The US believes its military intervention in central Africa in pursuit of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is having the desired effect, reducing attacks and improving... Read more »
January 20
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Africa: Fighting for the Rights of Child Soldiers [analysis]
At end-November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers - a move seen as "encouraging" by the UN,... Read more »
January 11
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Central African Republic: Armed Chad Group Threatens North
Among the most pressing security threats in the Central African Republic (CAR) is a Chadian armed group active in the north of the country, which allegedly continues to recruit and... Read more »
December 14, 2011
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Central African Republic: A Healthcare Crisis, Says MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has described the Central African Republic (CAR) as being in a state of "chronic medical emergency" and is calling on donor governments... Read more »
November 23, 2011
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Central African Republic: Waiting for Washington [analysis]
"We want American soldiers here on the ground. They could sort this out. Just having two of them here would make a big difference." Sitting outside his office in Zémio,... Read more »
April 25, 2011
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Central African Republic: Supporting Women's Rights in Remote Areas
Violations of human rights are on the increase in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR), with aid workers expressing concern for protection of civilians amid renewed clashes... Read more »
March 3, 2011
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Central African Republic: Struggling for Healthcare
After decades of political violence, displacement and insecurity caused by clashes between rebel groups and government forces, as well as armed bandits, thousands of people in... Read more »
March 2, 2011
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Central African Republic: 'There is Nothing Left to Go Back To'
Years of crisis have left the healthcare system in Central African Republic in shambles. There is one doctor for every 3,000 people, a nurse for every 1,000 and 37 percent of the... Read more »
March 1, 2011
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Central African Republic: Struggling for Healthcare
After decades of political violence, displacement and insecurity caused by clashes between rebel groups and government forces, as well as armed bandits, thousands of people in... Read more »
February 22, 2011
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Central African Republic: Idris Gilbert, "Teaching is My Passion But to Earn Some Money I Cultivate People's Land"
With literacy and school-enrolment rates among the lowest in the world, the continuing fighting between local rebel groups is putting even more pressure on CAR's fragile education... Read more »
February 21, 2011
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Central African Republic: Education Against the Odds
Decades of political violence in northern Central African Republic have caused widespread destruction and displacement. The educational sector has been badly affected by a dire... Read more »
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Central African Republic: Teacher Persists with Teaching Despite Threats and Lack of Pay
With literacy and school-enrollment rates among the lowest in the world, the continuing fighting between local rebel groups is putting even more pressure on CAR's fragile education... Read more »
February 18, 2011
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Central African Republic: Concerns Rise Over Human Rights Abuses
Attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) have created a complex situation that not only limits the humanitarian response but also... Read more »
February 17, 2011
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Central Africa: Lord's Resistance Army Exploits State Weakness
Attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) have created a complex situation that not only limits the humanitarian response but also... Read more »
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