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

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

 

Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in 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.

 

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Central African Republic opposition leader denounces seizure of his passport

Central African Republic’s former prime minister and major opposition figure, Anicet Georges Dologuélé, criticized the confiscation of his diplomatic passport as an abuse of power.

 

Mine collapse in Central African Republic kills 8

An artisanal mine collapse in the Central African Republic has killed eight miners and injures five others.

 

Central African Republic leader cleared for third term in key vote followed closely by Russia

The Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to run in December’s election.

 

Court hears case to disqualify Central African Republic’s president from December election

A local court in the Central African Republic has started hearings on a petition to disqualify the country’s leader from the December presidential election.

 

An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school

An explosion and the stampede that followed at a high school in the Central African Republic have killed at least 29 students and injured more than 250.

 

Missing Central African Republic soldiers were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries, advocates allege

Human rights advocates and politicians from the region say Russian mercenaries are believed to be behind the disappearance of two soldiers in Central African Republic.

 

Officials say a rebel attack in Central African Republic has killed several soldiers

A rebel group has killed at least five soldiers in Central African Republic. That’s according to an army official and city councilor who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

 

Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town

Authorities say gunmen in Central African Republic have killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their clients near the central diamond mining town of Bria.

 

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available

African health officials say mpox cases have surged by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of treatments or vaccines on the continent.

 

Central African Republic government suspends Chinese mining company for alleged ties to armed groups

The government of the Central African Republic has suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country over alleged ties to armed militias.

 

Central African Republic accuses a European NGO worker arrested last week of spying

Authorities in the Central African Republic are investigating a European aid worker who was arrested last week in a restive area of the country on spying charges.

 

Court in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abuses

A spokesperson for an internationally backed court in the Central African Republic says the panel has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses.

 

At least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say

Witnesses in Central African Republic say that at least 20 people have drowned after a ferry sank in the capital.

 

Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed

Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers.

 

Central African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there

The government in Central African Republic says about 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in the country more than a decade after civil war broke out.

 

At least 20 villagers are killed during a rebel attack in northern Central African Republic

Local authorities say rebels targeting a security outpost and a village in northern Central African Republic have killed at least 21 people, including children and a soldier.

 

Central African Republic validates vote for new constitution that increases the president’s control

The Central African Republic has voted in favor of adopting a new constitution. The country’s high court announced Monday that it had validated the results of a national referendum proposed by the ruling party.

 

Armed men in Central African Republic fatally shoot 13 and wound 2 in northern village

Local officials say that unidentified armed men killed 13 people and wounded two in a northern village in the mineral-rich but impoverished Central African Republic.

 

Constitutional referendum to remove presidential term limits divides Central African Republic

The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which could remove presidential term limits.

 

Failed Wagner revolt leaves a question in Africa: Will the ruthless mercenaries remain?

The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses.

 

Embattled Central African Republic president begins 2nd term

President Faustin Archange Touadera has been sworn in for a second term in Central African Republic as his government faces a growing threat from armed rebels.

 

Central African Republic soldiers kill 44 rebels

Central African Republic soldiers killed at least 44 rebel fighters in an offensive against the rebel coalition that has been launching attacks in efforts to overtake the newly reelected president, the government said.

 

Central African Republic declares state of emergency

Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of armed groups seeks to overthrow the newly re-elected President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

 

Rebels amass on outskirts of Central African Republic town

Residents say rebels are now on the outskirts of Bangassou in Central African Republic, not far from where two U.N. peacekeepers were killed this week.

 

Rebels kill 1 UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic

The U.N. mission in the Central African Republic says at least one peacekeeper has been killed and another two injured in two successive attacks by armed rebels near the town of Grimari.

 

Central African Republic soldiers repel rebels at capital

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Security forces in Central African Republic repelled attacks by rebels trying to seize the capital early Wednesday after intense fighting on the city’s outskirts, officials said, in a major escalation of violence that has rocked the country since last month.

 

Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

Central African Republic held presidential and legislative elections Sunday amid fears of violence after a campaign period marked by fighting between rebels and government forces.