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Second Round of Parliamentary Elections in Central African Republic Set for March 27th
The second round of parliamentary elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) will be held on March 27th, under a decree by President François Bozize issued Monday in Bangui.
Fears of Violence Before Central African Republic’s Elections
Continuing violence in some regions of the Central African Republic (CAR), including the southeast where Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebels are active, could affect general elections due on January 23rd, aid workers and observers warned.
On the Trail of the LRA in Uganda
US President Barack Obama’s policy document on the Lord’s Resistance Army presented a blunt critique of the efforts to tackle the Ugandan rebel group, but some argue it contained little practical help to those trying to apprehend the group’s...
Poverty, Peril for Diamond Mining Communities in East CAR
Thousands of people dependent on diamond mining in the eastern regions of the Central African Republic (CAR) earn pitiful wages and are continually harassed by local and foreign armed groups, says a new study by the International Crisis Group (ICG).
Jean-Pierre Bemba Finally in the ICC Dock
The victims of alleged war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) will get their day in court on 22 November when the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba opens in The Hague.
Food Security Fears Rise As Attacks in Central African Republic Increase
A rise in armed incursions is restricting people’s movements, reducing their ability to farm and increasing food security concerns in the Haut-Mbomou and Mbomou regions in the southeast Central African Republic (CAR), says an international humanitarian...
African Union Sends Mission to Central African Republic
The African Union Peace and Security Commissioner, Ramtan Lamamra, has undertaken a three-day mission in Central African Republic to investigate crimes committed by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) against the population of north-eastern...
Central African Republic Criticizes the Members of the Independent Electoral Commission
President François Bozize of the Central African Republic (CAR) has slammed the members of the independent electoral commission (CEI) who have threatened to go on strike to demand payment of their allowances.
