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The Central African Republic (CAR) has been plagued by violence since it gained independence from France in 1960. Between 1996 and 2003 there were, at least, five major battles to seize the capital Bangui. It...

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France started withdrawing troops from Central African Republic as a United Nations peacekeeping force nears its full deployment, but will still keep a presence to support the U.N. with a rapid reaction force, as officials...

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In the “broken heart of Africa” diamonds do not associate with luxury and sumptuousness but with crime, fights and coup d’états. Reuters reported the findings of the United Nations panel of experts on gold and...

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Despite a precarious truce and the presence of United Nations peacekeepers, sporadic outbreaks of violence occur regularly in Central African Republic. On Thursday, Seleka rebels blocked two highways through the capital Bangui, and exchanged gunfire...

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Since gaining its independence from France, in 1960, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been the scene of constant coup d’etats and power struggles leading to wars ......

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This week UK has  added another £7m to the already £23m of humanitarian assistance in the Central African Republic following the fighting which broke out in March 2013, after the refuge crisis is worsening with...

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International peacekeeping operations will be reinforced in the Central African Republic (CAR), fearing that the country is on the break of ethnical split, an unaccepted perspective for CAR President Pananza. As a response to the...

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The Muslim exodus seems to be powered by more death tolls, in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, leaving many to wonder if peacekeepers fail in their mission. A mass grave was uncovered on...

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As a sign that a leader is not what it takes to stop tit-for-tat attacks, over 70 were killed and about 20 homes destroyed on Monday in a town not far from the capital Bangui....

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Human Rights Watch emergencies director Peter Bouckaert says members of mostly Muslim Seleka, loyal to the former Djotodia President of the Central African Republic (CAR) have left the capital Bangui, in a convoy guarded by...

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