Central African Republic:   Tension and Fear On CAR's Humanitarian Front Line

AlertNet, 25 November 2013

More than a million people risk going hungry in the Central African Republic (CAR) after months of conflict. Read more »

Central African Republic:   Archbishop Appeals to World to Intervene

CISA, 29 November 2013

The Archbishop of Bangui, the Most Reverend Dieudonne Nzapailanga has asked the United Nations to send an effective intervention force, with a mandate to use force where necessary… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Calls Mount for UN Force in Central African Republic

IPS, 26 November 2013

France has said it will circulate a Security Council draft resolution Monday night that would create a U.N. peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, as violence in its… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Region Calls for Peacekeepers in 'Failed State'

UN, 25 November 2013

The Central African Republic was "a failed State headed by a fragile transitional Government" that was powerless to bring the country out of the crisis, the Security Council heard… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Send UN Peacekeepers, Top Official Tells Security Council

UN News, 25 November 2013

Citing mounting human rights abuses, sexual violence and other "horrors," a top United Nations official today called on the international community for immediate action to halt the… Read more »

Central African Republic:   France Plans to Send 1,000 Troops to Central African Republic

DW, 26 November 2013

France is planning to send 1,000 troops to the Central African Republic. The move is designed to aid African soldiers currently fighting to keep order in a country embroiled in… Read more »

Central African Republic:   "The Nature of U.N. Intervention Will Be Determinant"

Cameroon Tribune, 24 November 2013

Dr. Banlilon Victor Tani, Senior Lecturer of International Relations and Head of Department, Political Science and Public Administration, University of Buea, speaks on the… Read more »

Central African Republic:   UN Considers Options in Central African Republic

VOA, 25 November 2013

The U.N. Security Council is considering options for stemming violence and restoring the state's authority in the Central African Republic, including the possibility of deploying a… Read more »

Africa:   Europe Welcomes Ban on CAR Diamonds

EU External Action, 22 November 2013

Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the outcome of the Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process in Johannesburg. The spokesperson of… Read more »

Central African Republic:   France to Triple CAR Troop Presence

RFI, 26 November 2013

The French defence minister said on Tuesday that Paris would deploy "about a thousand" soldiers to the Central African Republic for six months, to support an African peacekeeping… Read more »

Central African Republic:   UN Must Tackle the Looming Human Catastrophe

AI London, 25 November 2013

The UN must take full account of the human catastrophe of epic proportions unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR) when considering the options presented by the UN… Read more »

Central African Republic:   War Crimes By Ex-Seleka Rebels - Hold Commander Accountable for Attack On Town

HRW, 24 November 2013

Former Seleka rebel fighters who have been nominally integrated into the national army pillaged and burned a small town in the Central African Republic on November 10, 2013. Read more »

Central African Republic:   Central African Republic - Tens of Thousands Afraid to Leave the Bush

PR Newswire, 25 November 2013

In the Central African Republic, tens of thousands of people who dare not leave the bush because of the lack of security are vulnerable to malaria and diseases caused by consuming… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Thousands Turn to Bishop for Protection

CISA, 22 November 2013

More than 35,000 people are living on the 40-acre diocesan compound in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, seeking protection from rebels who are targeting Christians, the local… Read more »

Central African Republic:   African Union Appoints Leaders of CAR Mission

African Union, 22 November 2013

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, today, appointed the leadership team of the African-led International Support Mission in… Read more »

Central African Republic:   CAR- a Failed State Gets Worse

UNIRIN, 22 November 2013

The teeming hospital grounds in Bossangoa, a northwestern town in the Central African Republic (CAR), offers a glimpse into the worsening crisis the country has faced since a rebel… Read more »

Central African Republic:   France Boosts Troops

RFI, 22 November 2013

France is to send hundreds more troops to the Central African Republic (CAR) as Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warns that the former French colony is "on the verge of genocide".… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Lawless CAR Attracting Terrorists' Attention

VOA, 22 November 2013

A power vacuum and the total absence of law and order in the vast, sparsely populated Central African Republic could be luring terror groups from across Africa. A senior United… Read more »

Central Africa:   Chaos in CAR Raises Regional Concerns

VOA, 30 October 2013

A report issued October 29 by Amnesty International details "unprecedented" levels of human rights abuses in the Central African Republic. Gang rapes, torture, executions and the… Read more »

Central African Republic:   Conflict in Central African Republic Puts More Than a Million At Risk of Hunger

WFP, 8 November 2013

A recent study has found that 1.1 million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) risk going hungry and warns the situation could worsen because of poor harvests and a drastic… Read more »

Central African Republic:   CAR - Warning Bells As State Collapses and Fears of Genocide Mount

Daily Maverick, 8 November 2013

As the state collapses into nothing, diplomats are warning that genocide in the Central African Republic can't be ruled out as tensions between the Muslim and Christian communities… Read more »

Central African Republic:   CAR - Mass Grave of 18 People Uncovered

Daily Maverick, 8 November 2013

Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence of a massacre of women and children by members of the Seleka rebel group, who are now ruling the Central African Republic. Read more »