[UN News]Stating that the world failed to stop the Central African Republic's slide "into a grave political, economic and humanitarian crisis," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged African and European leaders meeting in Brussels to act quickly to end the killing, protect civilians and prevent further inter-communal strife, including through the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force....
[AI London]The European Union (EU)'s deployment of up to 1,000 troops must only be the beginning of the international community's renewed response to the violence and ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic (CAR), Amnesty International said as a key EU-Africa Summit opened in Brussels today....
[VOA]Geneva -The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warns the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic will get worse without major efforts to restore security in this lawless country. A senior ICRC official says the lack of security keeps the population in a state of perpetual fear....
[UN News]With the Central African Republic (CAR) capital of Bangui having relapsed into wider violence, the United Nations human rights office today urged States to support the world body's appeal for thousands more peacekeepers and police....
[Deutsche Welle]The EU has begun its military mission to the Central African Republic, where ethnic clashes have destabilized the country. The delayed deployment comes amid signs of increased violence against CAR's Muslim population....
[VOA]In western Central African Republic, entire towns have been emptied of Muslims. Some have been killed, while thousands of others have fled the anti-balaka militia who attacked them earlier this year as Muslim Seleka rebels withdrew to the northeast. In the southwestern town of Boda, thousands of Muslims are trapped as international troops struggle to keep a lid on tensions....
[VOA]The UN refugee agency says violence in the Central African Republic has become more widespread, with more civilians being displaced and put at risk. The UNHCR estimates more than two-thousand people have been killed in the country since inter-communal violence erupted in December....
[African Arguments]As the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide approaches, the international community once again faces questions about the definition of genocide, how and when to intervene to protect civilians and at what cost....
[UNHCR]Bangui, Central African Republic -A fresh wave of violence has swept Bangui over the past week, forcing some 16,000 people to flee to safety within Central African Republic....
[UNHCR]This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 1 April 2014, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva....
[SAnews.gov.za]South Africa will not deploy troops to the war torn Central African Republic (CAR), says Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula....
[Daily Maverick]GAIL WOMERSLEY is a South African psychologist who just returned from six months in the Central African Republic, where she worked primarily with Doctors Without Borders staff members to help them deal with the trauma and devastation they were witnessing on a daily basis. This is her account of arriving in Bangui, and of an average working day in the capital....
[UN News]Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced concern at the latest upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), and reminded all those involved that they will be held accountable for their actions and brought to justice....
[Unicef]Dakar, Senegal -At least three children killed in an attack last night...
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[MSF]Massacres, killings, torture, displacements, massive exodus... One year after the coup d'état in the Central African Republic (CAR), in a report called "CAR: A year of continuing violence against civilians", members of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams speak about the atrocities they have witnessed in this country....
[Africa Renewal]Peace eludes a nation in a rocky political transition...
[IPS]Tunis -Still not enough is being done to improve the food emergency in Africa's Sahel Region as conflict and instability continue to exacerbate any response towards aiding a region where one in eight people suffer from food insecurity....
[VOA]Officials in the Central African Republic say a grenade attack on a funeral ceremony has killed 20 people and left another 11 wounded....
[UN News]One year after rebels seized power in the Central African Republic (CAR), the situation in the country is marked by rising hatred between communities, deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions, and increasing fear and trauma among the population, United Nations relief officials warned today....