'More Than 50 SA Soldiers Killed in CAR'
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon expressed concern over "grave" human rights violations in the wake of the rebel takeover, a new report puts the number of South African soldiers killed in the country at "more than 50".
Soldiers of the Central African Republic's armed forces.
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Africa:
South Africa's Military Adventurism - a Dangerous Shift in Foreign Policy
SACSIS, 3 April 2013
The role of the military in Africa has morphed from the established model of supporting strongmen, to that of projecting economic power and influence. This has recently been placed… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Ban Concerned Over Reports of Human Rights Violations
UN News, 3 April 2013
Secretary-General today expressed alarm at the ongoing insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR), and in particular by reports of grave violations of human rights, including… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
The President and the Good Little Putchist's Tool Box
African Arguments, 2 April 2013
When I asked people in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) about Michel Djotodia, whilst conducting research there in 2009 - 2010, most knew very little. Read more »
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Central Africa:
Secretary-General's Message to the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Extraordinary Summit on the Central African Republic
UN, 3 April 2013
I would like to commend you for your collective engagement and determination to establish peace, security and stability in the Central African Republic which led to the signing of… Read more »
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Africa:
South Africa Will Always Remember the 13 Who Died in the Central African Republic
DA, 2 April 2013
Earlier today a delegation of the DA's leadership attended the national memorial service for the 13 soldiers who died in battle in the Central African Republic. It was a moving and… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Anger Mounts Against Zuma Over Soldiers Killed in Central African Republic
Premium Times, 1 April 2013
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa is facing intense anger and criticisms a week after 13 South African soldiers he deployed to Central African Republic, CAR, were killed by… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Rebels Form New Govt
RFI, 1 April 2013
The Central African Republic's Prime Minister has unveiled a post-coup government of Séléka rebels and the former opposition party. Read more »
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Nigeria:
African Union Must Rescue CAR
Leadership, 2 April 2013
Africa is again the laughing stock of the rest of the civilised world as another coup leader mounted the saddle in the much troubled Central African Republic. Rebel leader Michel… Read more »