UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this week by the presidential guard against a vehicle from the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA. Spare no effort in probe into attack against blue helmets in CAR: Guterres | | […]
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According to MINUSCA, the blue helmets were part of the Egyptian Constituent Police Unit and were shot by elements of the presidential guard. Two were seriously injured. The peacekeepers arrived on November 1 at M’Poko International Airport, as part of the periodic rotation and deployment of troops in the country and were heading to their base, when they came under heavy fire from the presidential guard, said a statement released […]
Mankeur Ndiaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UN peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, underlined the need to maintain “positive momentum” as the authorities strive to achieve democracy and stability in the wake of presidential and parliamentary elections. Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained | | UN News
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has declared a unilateral cessation of fighting against armed groups, saying he hoped it would lead to peaceful dialogue. The country has seen recurrent rounds of rebel violence since former President Francois Bozize was deposed in 2013. Armed groups control large swaths of territory, and about one-quarter of the […]
The Kremlin has rejected claims that Russian military instructors in the Central African Republic have been involved in killing civilians and looting homes. Russia denies its personnel involved in CAR killings | Central African Republic News | Al Jazeera
International aid group Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) has said a woman was killed in an ambush by armed men on its team in the Central African Republic (CAR). The medical charity’s Western and Central Africa branch said in a statement on Saturday the victim was accompanying a patient being transported by […]
The Central African Republic regularly accuses its northern neighbour of supporting armed rebel groups from inside Chad [File – Audu Marte/AFP] Chad accuses CAR of killing six of its soldiers | Central African Republic News | Al Jazeera
Spokesman Serge Bozanga confirms former president agreed to become ‘general coordinator’ of alliance aiming to overthrow central government. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/21/central-africa-ex-president-bozize-takes-charge-of-rebel-alliance
Female refugees and internally displaced women particularly at risk after a new wave of fighting engulfs the Central African Republic. https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/3/9/in-pictures-female-refugees-at-risk-in-car
Peer Schouten https://www.diis.dk/en/research/herding-through-insecurity
Stephen Buchanan-Clarke CAR will struggle to emerge out of the cycle of violence until there is serious international commitment to end it. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/30/what-is-behind-the-renewed-violence-in-car
Government says army and ‘allied forces’ launched offensive in Boyali village, about 90km from the capital, Bangui. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/central-africa-republic-govt-says-forces-killed-44-rebels