More than a million people, including children, have fled their homes in the volatile Central Africa Republic to Cameroon. Not all have given up hope. A bus throws up dust as it rumbles away from the sprawling expanse of the refugee camp at Gado-Badzere in eastern Cameroon. It’s heading to the war-ravaged Central African Republic […]
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Detention in Police Premises Notorious for Abuse Sends Chilling Message to Critics “They held him there to send a message to the rest of us: be careful, or else.” A human rights activist from the Central African Republic said this to Human Rights Watch after Crépin Mboli Goumba, a prominent political opponent, was arrested and […]
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday urged greater support for the country’s efforts to build a professional national army, as part of a security overhaul, and stem the proliferation of deadly illicit weapons. Briefing ambassadors on the UN Security Council, Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative for the […]
Yaoundé — Farmers, breeders, merchants and humanitarian workers. These are the preferred victims of kidnappings in northern Cameroon, where a true kidnapping economy has developed. Victims are selected for their perceived ability to respond to ransom demands due to their apparent wealth compared to the rest of the population of an economically depressed area. Most […]
The village of Nzakoundou in the Prefecture of Lim-Pende (Northwest of the Central African Republic) was the scene of inter-communal violence and acts of violence against civilians on 21st of December. At least 22 people were killed, most of them civilians. Another 25 individuals were injured, and houses were set on fire. The Humanitarian Coordinator, […]
The U.S. Treasury’s ‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Friday announced sanctions against 20 individuals in nine countries for human rights abuses. Friday’s sanctions include 13 individuals targeted for their roles in perpetrating or condoning the perpetration of rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
Harare — Food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including recently arrived refugees from conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, will stop in January 2024 due to a lack of sponsorship, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP announced in a statement on November 21, that it would stop providing relief […]
Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Friday, November 10, completed the rotation of its Formed Police Unit Three (FPU3-1) contingent serving under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA). ALSO READ: South Sudan: Rwandan peacekeepers in Malakal join government officials in novel peace, hygiene campaign The maiden Rwanda FPU3-1 contingent of 180 […]
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) In accordance with section 506A(a)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)(B)), I am providing advance notification of my intent to terminate the designation of the Central African Republic, the Gabonese Republic (Gabon), Niger, and the Republic of Uganda (Uganda) as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries […]
Bangui, Central African Republic – Between 2018 and 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated more than 19,500 survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), nearly 60 per cent of the total number of people who received treatment for sexual violence in the country over that period. The number of people MSF treated […]
United States citizens travelling abroad have been told to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas war. The State Department said in a new advisory yesterday, “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, […]
Geneva — The United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Mohamed Ayweya, urged the international community not to abandon nations facing mounting global and regional crises. Speaking at a press conference in the Geneva UN HQ on Wednesday, he emphasised this point, citing the recent influx of approximately 70,000 individuals from Sudan into […]
Cape Town — Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, made a rare video appearance released on Telegram channels linked to the private military company, Al Jazeera reports. It was Prigozhin’s first video address since a brief rebellion by his fighters in Moscow, endangering his alliance with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, was quashed. Details based on Prigozhin’s […]
The amendments could see President Touadera seek a third term. The referendum was boycotted by civil rights groups and the main opposition, who decried the lack of an updated electoral register. Central African Republic (CAR) voters overwhelmingly approved a controversial draft constitution that could see President Faustin Archange Touadera seek a third, longer term in […]
Low turnout has been reported as the Central African Republic voted in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term. Some 1.9 million people were called on to cast their ballots at polls on Sunday, which closed at 5.00 pm local time – an hour later […]
Luanda — The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, Thursday in New York, USA, praised Angola’s role in resolving conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR). Speaking at a meeting with Permanent Representatives of the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP) at the UN, as part of the CPLP […]
Harare — The British government imposed sanctions on 13 people and organizations in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, and Sudan with ties to the Wagner paramilitary group in Russia, Al Jazeera reports. This includes one it referred to be the “right-hand man” of the group’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. According to the British government, Wagner […]
The United States on Tuesday accused companies in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia of engaging in illicit gold deals to help fund the mercenary fighters of Russia’s Wagner Group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it has sanctioned four companies linked to Wagner and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, […]