[UN News]At least two people were killed and six others injured in the Central African Republic (CAR) after an attack on an 18-truck humanitarian convoy relocating 1,300 Muslims to safety in the country's north, a spokesperson for the United Nations refugee agency today confirmed, renewing calls for protection of displaced people....
[Deutsche Welle]As violence continues in Central African Republic, observers warn the country risks becoming divided into a Muslim north and a Christian south. Over 1,000 Muslims have left the capital Bangui, fearing for their safety....
[IFEX]A landlocked state whose neighbours are steeped in political turmoil, the Central African Republic is mired by four decades of coups and civil unrest that have left the country in a protracted state of instability....
[U.S. Congress]Washington, DC -Today, Congressmember Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, released the following statement after the killing 22 people, which included 15 tribal chiefs and three members of Doctors Without Borders, in the town of Nanga in the Central African Republic:...
[Unicef]Bangui, Central African Republic -The number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition in Bangui's largest in-patient centre during the first quarter of 2014 has tripled compared to last year, UNICEF said today....
[UN News]Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Laurence D. Wohlers of the United States as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera for the newly-created United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCa)....
[Deutsche Welle]Peacekeepers have escorted 1,300 Muslims out of the Central African Republic's capital. Some leaders fear that the exodus will make permanent divisions that have led to talk of partition after 18 months of conflict....
[UN News]The number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition in the Central African Republic's war-torn capital, Bangui, has tripled since the beginning of 2014, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed today, predicting that more children are likely to suffer in the coming months....
[ICRC]Thousands of wounded and sick without access to health care, damaged and looted medical facilities and health-care personnel ethis is the staggering reality in Central African Republic. For both local and international medical staff, working in areas affected by conflict remains a constant challenge....
[IFRC]For many long months, the Central African Red Cross Society has been doing everything it can to assist victims of the conflict and other deadly violence in the country. The work is hard and dangerous, and requires tremendous courage. Antoine Mbao-Bogo, the society's president, explains....
[IRIN]Bangui -Data collected at a hospital clinic for malnourished children in the Central African Republic (CAR) suggests that many of the childrens' parents present symptoms of post-traumatic stress directly linked to their exposure to extreme violence, according to the NGO Action Against Hunger (ACF)....
[IRIN]Bangui -Data collected at a hospital clinic for malnourished children in the Central African Republic (CAR) suggests that many of the childrens' parents present symptoms of post-traumatic stress directly linked to their exposure to extreme violence, according to the NGO Action Against Hunger (ACF)....
[VOA]Data collected at a hospital in the Central African Republic suggest that many parents of malnourished children have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the international aid group Action Against Hunger. The group offers these parents psycho-social counseling in order to help the children recover....
[Radio Dabanga]Bembere -The 2,200 Sudanese refugees of camp Bembere in the Central African Republic CAR have renewed complaints of bad humanitarian, health and security conditions.vAbdulrahman Ismail, the head of camp Bembere explained to Radio Dabanga that the Sudanese refugees of the camp are living in severe fear because of the ongoing fighting in the CAR, which increases their suffering, especially...
[Cameroon Tribune]The Minister of External Relations on April 22, 2014, had discussions with the Chairman of the International Commission of Inquiry....
[VOA]Uganda's military says troops have captured a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA] and freed 10 people who were held captive by the rebel group....
[Centre 4s]Playing with fire is not only stupid but also a risky game. Playing with religious sensitivities in a fragile environment is worse: an irresponsible behavior that can lead to major tragedies. The Central Africa Republic (CAR) has already suffered enough and should be spared any encouragement to extremism....
[RSF]Reporters Without Borders is worried by the criminal proceedings that the CAR authorities have initiated against three journalists and urges the media and the transitional authorities to defuse the tension in their relations....
[UN News]On the heels of his recent visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), where the deadly rift between Christians and Muslims continues to widen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today in a radio message appealed to all Central Africans to build a unified country through peace....
[AI London]It was a haunting discovery: a terrified 11-year-old girl cowering in the corner of a ransacked house three days after her village had been attacked in a horrific act of ethnic cleansing. Her parents had also been killed and in the streets outside dogs fed on the decomposing bodies of her neighbours....