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The Latest Breaking News from the Central African Republic

UN-backed court opens trial of former Central African Republic president Bozizé

A U.N.-backed court in the Central African Republic has opened the trial of former President François Bozizé

The Independent UK

Former CAR leader Bozizé on trial over crimes against humanity

A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013.

Radio France Internationale

Trial begins for former Central African Republic leader Bozizé over war crimes

The UN-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic will on Tuesday, with foreign judges, begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé over crimes against humanity. Bozizé, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living…

France 24

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Conflict hits schooling hardest where children are the target – study

According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the…

The Conversation

ICE deports Iranian asylum seeker to threat-filled African nation where US tells Americans ‘do not travel’

Trump’s deportation flights to the Central African Republic are a ‘death sentence,’ advocates warn

The Independent UK

US flight carrying deported migrants lands in Central African Republic

The first plane carrying Iranian, Afghan, Turkish and Georgian migrants deported from the United States arrived in Bangui in the Central African Republic on Friday evening as part of a controversial US programme to send undocumented foreigners – some of whom have legal protections – to third countries. The Central…

France 24

Iranian woman among migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic

Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States

The Independent UK

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Photos of women risking death to give birth in Central African Republic

Pregnant women face added health risks when they flee Sudan to the Central African Republic — where women are 40 times more likely to die in childbirth than in the U.S. There, they find a fragile healthcare system impacted by aid cuts.

The Independent UK

The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

In the early 1990s, a secret HIV vaccine research project was carried out in the Central African Republic. The project didn’t yield results and was hidden for many years.

The Conversation

Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African Republic

Joseph Figueira Martin, a detained aid worker, has been freed in the Central African Republic

The Independent UK

French FM says bilateral relations with CAR back on track

Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Bangui on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

French FM begins Central African visit as relations with Bangui warm

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to the Central African Republic, the first time France has sent its top diplomat to the country in more than seven years. It signals a thaw in relations between Paris and Bangui after a period of tension.

Radio France Internationale

Fears grow for French aid worker arrested in Central African Republic

Authorities in the Central African Republic announced on Tuesday the arrest of a French aid worker employed by the charity Doctors Without Borders, accused of “threatening security”. The arrest comes days ahead of a visit to the country by the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot.

Radio France Internationale

Central African Republic: Russian-backed President Touadera seen as favourite for re-election

Voters in the Central African Republic take to the polls in unprecedented quadruple elections, combining the presidential, legislative, regional, and municipal ballots. Incumbent, Russian-backed President Faustin-Archange Touadera is seen as the favourite by analysts.

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Touadéra says peace deals are proof of progress as CAR readies for election

The Central African Republic is approaching a key election next month, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra running for a third time under a new constitution that removed term limits. Speaking to RFI in Bangui, he says his country has made real progress – from peace deals with armed groups to the…

The Conversation

How nativism determines whose vote counts in the Central African Republic

This December, citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) will head to the polls for the first election since the country’s constitution was amended to remove presidential term limits.

The Independent UK

UN armored vehicle crashes in Central African Republic, killing 5 police officers

A United Nations armored personnel carrier in the Central African Republic has crashed into a river outside the capital, killing five U.N. police officers

The Independent UK

Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan

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Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with state-run Africa Corps and pay for it

Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow’s state-run Africa Corps and requested payment for further security services

Radio France Internationale

First ICC verdict for militia leaders accused of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 and 2014, on Thursday, and sentenced them to up to 15 years in prison.

The Independent UK

Central African Republic rebels found guilty of war crimes by International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court judges have found two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic guilty of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity

Euronews

Spanish foreign ministry declares Botswana safest country in Africa

The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous.

The Conversation

Africa’s newest book prize is named after Andreé Blouin: who was she?

Andrée Blouin was a political activist and writer from the Central African Republic. Until recently, her name hardly ever appeared in the grand narratives of Africa’s liberation.

The Independent UK

Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic

Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure of a critical unit at the main public hospital following two sudden deaths

The Conversation

Central African Republic: listening to people’s stories about foreign forces could help bring peace

Since it became independent in 1960, the Central African Republic has grappled with poverty, instability and governance challenges.

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