Aid and Evacuations Under Threat in CAR
Aid agencies say they are finding it increasingly difficult to transport supplies to vulnerable groups, as Muslims - particularly those in the west of the country - continue to face attacks by anti-balaka militias.
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Central African Republic:
Aid and Evacuations Under Threat in CAR
UNIRIN, 5 February 2014
Dewa Iliassa, a young Muslim, lives on a street in Bozoum, a town in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), with only a small pile of his belongings. He says he is too scared… Read more »
Machetes being confiscated (file photo).
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Central African Republic:
Call for Justice After Suspected Seleka Fighter's Lynching
HRW, 5 February 2014
The Central African Republic government should immediately investigate and prosecute uniformed army officers who publicly lynched a man they suspected of being a Seleka fighter,… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
U.S Urges End to Sectarian Attacks
VOA, 6 February 2014
The United States is urging people in the Central African Republic to take advantage of international support and their new transitional government to break a cycle of violence… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Central African Republic - Seleka Fighters Regroup in North - Rogue Chadian Peacekeepers Facilitate Armed Leaders' Movement
HRW, 5 February 2014
Armed Seleka commanders and fighters are leaving their bases in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, regrouping in northeastern towns, and engaging in a new wave of… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
UN Scales Up Efforts to Assist Children Impacted By Conflict
UN News, 4 February 2014
Amid continued fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners are setting up temporary classrooms for more than 20,000… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Emergency Food May Soon Arrive
VOA, 4 February 2014
The World Food Program says it plans to use both trucks and planes to bring emergency supplies to Central African Republic. Insecurity has reduced food deliveries in recent weeks,… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Not Enough Money to Bring Peace to CAR
IPS, 4 February 2014
There are growing concerns that the massive funding crisis for peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) will jeopardise any prospect of restoring stability to… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
75 Killed in Car Village, According to Priest
VOA, 3 February 2014
A priest in the Central African Republic says at least 75 people have been killed in a new bout of inter-religious violence. Father Cassien Kamatari says the killings occurred over… Read more »
InFocus
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As foreign dignitaries head to Bangui for the inauguration of the new transitional leader, Catherine Samba-Panza, a UN expert has warned that the "unprecedented" violence puts the ... Read more »
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The UN has warned that nearly two million people will be forced to go without food and basic necessities unless additional funding is secured. Read more »