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Central African Republic: Will UN Deployment Make a Difference in CAR?
African Arguments, 15 September 2014
Its medals gleaming under the baking Bangui sunshine, the African Union International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) has just said its official au revoir… Read more »
Will New UN Mission Stabilize CAR?
The UN has launched a new peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic but experts believe that the six month mandate is too short to bring stability to the war-torn nation.
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Central African Republic: UN Peacekeepers Deployed
VOA, 15 September 2014
A new U.N. peacekeeping mission is underway in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest and most fragile states, amid doubts over what peace there is to keep. Read more »
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Central African Republic: Central African Republic - Ban Welcomes Official Deployment of the UN Mission
UN News, 15 September 2014
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the official transfer of the authority from the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic… Read more »
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Cameroon: Humanitarian Aid, Equipment Blocked in Cameroon
VOA, 16 September 2014
The United Nations says huge loads of equipment, needed by the United Nations MINUSCA forces (Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission) in the Central African Republic… Read more »
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Central African Republic: UN Chief Urges CAR Ceasefire, Political Transition
Guardian, 15 September 2014
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged all sides in the Central African Republic's unrest "to put an immediate end" to fighting and advance the political transition. Read more »
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Central African Republic: U.S. Resumes Operations in Bangui
State Department, 15 September 2014
Press Statement by John Kerry, Secretary of State, Washington, DC: Read more »
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Central African Republic: UN Takes Over CAR Peace Mission
New Times, 17 September 2014
The United Nations formally took over peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) from the African Union on September 15 with a call for member states to… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Human Rights Groups Call for Speedy Justice in CAR
Hirondelle, 16 September 2014
Human rights groups are calling for perpetrators of grave crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) to be brought to justice "without delay". Read more »
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Central African Republic: When Green Hats Turn Blue - the UN Takes Over in the Central African Republic
Daily Maverick, 16 September 2014
Here's another one to add to the acronym soup: welcome, Minusca, the UN's new mission in the Central African Republic - which, at the time of writing, looks suspiciously like the… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Elections Likely to Be Delayed By Turmoil
VOA, 2 September 2014
Elections set for February in Central African Republic to consummate a democratic transition after a March 2013 coup will probably be delayed because of persisting insecurity, the… Read more »
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Central African Republic: CAR - Experts Start Mapping Families' Access to Food
WFP, 3 September 2014
In the little village of Yombo, 25 km south of Bangui, the arrival of a convoy of several cars and a bus is a source of excitement for the rural community. Although the capital of… Read more »
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Central African Republic: U.S. Reopening Embassy in Central African Republic
VOA, 15 September 2014
The U.S. embassy in the Central African Republic is resuming operations, 21 months after it closed due to instability and violence. The announcement from Secretary of State John… Read more »
