[WFP]Bangui -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 Central African Republic is just an hour away, it feels very isolated. There is no electricity and no mobile phone network - unless you want to climb up a hill where you can sometimes catch a signal....
[UN News]The multiplication of crises affecting children since the beginning of 2014 is creating unprecedented challenges that overshadow progress to date to protect them from the impact of war, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today....
[IRIN]Kentzou -While thousands of Central Africa Republic (CAR) refugees have settled in villages in neighbouring Cameroon after fleeing violence, many third-country nationals with whom they escaped are still stranded in border areas, surviving on occasional aid and frustrated by unfulfilled repatriation pledges....
[VOA]Muslim rebels have killed at least 11 people seeking refuge in a church in the capital of Central African Republic....
[ANGOP]Luanda -The Angolan Sol Bank foresees to open a branch in the capital of the Central African Republic to support local projects aimed to fight poverty and boosting of Job, said on Tuesday in Luanda....
[UNHCR]Mbile Refugee Camp -Four months ago, Ramatou faced every parent's worst nightmare - the possibility of losing a child....
[UN News]Nearly 30 children - the youngest a baby - died in the past month fleeing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations refugee agency today confirmed, renewing its appeal for $22 million in urgently-needed funds to help the growing number of people taking "a journey of starvation and death" in search of safety in Cameroon....
[savethechildren_uk]After spending weeks in Bangui, where many Muslims cannot leave their homes for fear of attacks, I found it refreshing to visit Kaga Bandoro in the north of Central African Republic (CAR)....
[VOA]United Nations aid agencies are expressing alarm at the health condition of thousands of refugees arriving in Cameroon from the Central African Republic, describing some as close to death....
[ANGOP]Pretoria -A message from the Angolan Head of State José Eduardo dos Santos to his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby, was delivered late Friday in Pretoria, South Africa....
[RFI]French troops clashed with "uncontrolled elements" of Séléka militias in the Central African Republic town of Bambara on Saturday morning, France's military has announced....
[UNHCR]Geneva -The UN refugee agency on Friday issued a fresh appeal for funds to help the growing number of refugees arriving in eastern Cameroon from the Central African Republic, many of them malnourished and ill after walking and hiding in the bush for weeks....
[AI London]The interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Catherine Samba-Panza, must ensure that changes in the makeup of the government do not result in a situation where people suspected of crimes under international law may use government roles to enjoy impunity, said Amnesty International today....
[ANGOP]Luanda -The Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, received in audience this Wednesday at Luanda's Presidential Palace the prime minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), André Nzapayeke, with whom he discussed issues related to the bilateral cooperation and political development in that member country of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region....
[ANGOP]Luanda -The authorities of Angola and Central Africa Republic Wednesday in Luanda started negotiations on mechanisms for implementation of the cooperation accords signed between the two countries....
[UNHCR]Batouri, Cameroon -Houriatou is distraught and in tears. She has become used to loss since her native Central African Republic exploded into violence last December, but the death of her 18-month-old grandson, Djaratou, from severe malnutrition seemed particularly cruel to her, and she can't hold back....
[ANGOP]Luanda -The prime minister of the Central African Republic (RCA), André Nzapayeké, arrived on Tuesday in Luanda for a 24-hour working visit to Angola, intended to relaunch bilateral relations between the two countries....
[VOA]Health workers are frequently becoming targets in countries undergoing conflict or civil unrest. A new report says since 2012, hundreds have been attacked in dozens of countries.Human Rights Watch and the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition jointly issued the report called Under Attack....
[USAID]Washington, DC -On May 15, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance began airlifting life-saving relief supplies to the Central African Republic (CAR), where ongoing violence has left an estimated 2.5 million people--more than half the country's population--in need of urgent humanitarian assistance....
[RSF]The death of the French freelance photojournalist Camille Lepage on assignment in the Central African Republic is a tragic loss to journalism. The 26-year-old's body was found in a car between Bouar and Garoua Boualai the west of the Central African Republic, on the road to Cameroon....