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Central African Republic: Fighting in Western CAR Leaves Displaced People With Growing Needs
MSF, 26 January 2021
People in the town of Bouar, in western Central African Republic (CAR), have been living in fear since the end of December, when the town became one of the theatres for the latest… Read more »
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Central African Republic: What Is Behind the Renewed Violence in CAR?
Africa In Fact, 1 February 2021
The Central African Republic will struggle to emerge out of the cycle of violence until there is serious international commitment to end it. Read more »
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Central African Republic: Over 200,000 Displaced By Conflict, Says UNHCR
DW, 30 January 2021
Nearly half of those fleeing crossed over into the Democratic Republic of Congo. The national army has been battling rebels since a presidential vote took place in December. Read more »
Hundreds of Thousands Displaced in CAR Post Election Conflict
The United Nations High Commission fo Refugees has said that conflict in the Central African Republic displaced more than 200,000 people fleeing to neighbouring countries since violence erupted at the release of the December 2020 election results. Over 100,000 people have been left internally displaced. The nation's army, backed by UN, Russian and Rwandan troops, have been battling militants seeking to overturn the December 27 result, in which President Faustin-Archange Touadera was declared the winner.
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Central Africa: Great Lakes Bloc Calls for CAR Ceasefire, Organises Another Summit
RFI, 30 January 2021
Countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will hold another summit in 10 days to discuss the situation in the Central African Republic. A summit… Read more »
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Central Africa: CAR On Agenda for Great Lakes Meeting, As Displaced From Violence Tops 200,000
RFI, 29 January 2021
Security in the Central African Republic is top of the agenda for a meeting of International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Friday, as the UN warned that 200,000… Read more »
InFocus
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The Central African Republic held its presidential and legislative elections on December 27, 2020. The country faced many challenges before and still does now. The country's former ... Read more »
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Mahamat Said Abdel Kani - the suspected militia commander of the mostly Muslim Seleka rebel faction - has been handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face ... Read more »
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The Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency. Presidential spokesperson Albert Yaloke Mokpeme is reported to have said that the state of emergency, which ... Read more »
