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Is the CAR Conflict About Religion?

Analysts say the complex aspects of the conflict in the Central African Republic must be recognised if the conflict is to be resolved.

Central African Republic: Conflict in the CAR - It's Not Just About Religion

ISS, 26 February 2014

The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left humanitarian organisations, international peacekeepers and observers frantically searching for solutions to stop the… Read more »
Central African Republic: The Conflict Is About Far More Than Religion

ThinkAfricaPress, 26 February 2014

CAR violence has been painted in largely religious terms, obscuring deeper dynamics. But these more complex aspects must be recognised if resolution efforts are to be effective. Read more »

Peul woman and her daughter in Bangui's Hopital Communautaire. Both suffered machete attacks to the head when their village.

Congo-Brazzaville: CAR Militia Leader Arrested in Congo Brazzaville

VOA, 26 February 2014

The African Union has confirmed the arrest in the Republic of Congo of a leader of the Central African Republic's anti-Balaka armed movement. Read more »
Central African Republic: New Programme to Help Communities Recover From the Violence

UNDP, 26 February 2014

US$ 22 million still needed to finance recovery activities Read more »
Rwanda: RDF Peacekeepers Take 'Umuganda' to CAR

New Times, 28 February 2014

Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) this week introduced Umuganda, or community work, in the… Read more »
Central African Republic: Muslims Want Out

UNIRIN, 28 February 2014

Zannah Bassar, a Muslim woman living in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, has a simple message for the international community - she wants to be evacuated. Read more »
Central African Republic: Could Militants Set Up Shop in CAR?

ThinkAfricaPress, 26 February 2014

The Central African Republic has been described as the 'next Somalia' or 'new Mali', but Islamist militants wanting to deploy there would face big, if not insurmountable,… Read more »
Central African Republic: AU - CAR Anti-Balaka Leader Not Arrested

VOA, 27 February 2014

Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have retracted a report that a leader of the anti-Balaka militia movement had been arrested. Read more »

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