Tag: Bangui
Seven killed in CAR reprisal attack
Seven people were killed and around 20 others injured in a grenade attack on a peace concert in reprisal violence in Central...
Fighting breaks out in Central African Republic capital
Two people died of gunshot wounds in fighting in the capital of Central African Republic on Monday as the sound of fire...
Four people lynched in Central African Republic’s capital
Four people were killed by mobs in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Thursday, witnesses said, in escalating religious violence that could...
Four wounded in Bangui violence
Four people were wounded in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday when a mainly Christian militia group attacked the largely...
CAR clashes leave at least four dead
At least four people were shot dead on Sunday in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), hospital sources said, in...
Grenade attacks kill two in Central African Republic capital
Grenade attacks in Central African Republic's Bangui killed at least two people late on Wednesday in a rare incident of violence in...
Gunmen storm national radio in Central African Republic
Unidentified gunmen stormed Central African Republic's state-owned radio in the capital Bangui early on Tuesday in a failed attempt to force entry...
CAR militias agree to disarmament deal
Rival armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR) agreed on Sunday to a peace accord requiring them to disarm and potentially face...
U.N. worker kidnapped in Central African Republic
Armed men kidnapped a woman working for the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSCA in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Tuesday, the mission...
Central African Republic journalists protest murders of colleagues
Journalists in the Central African Republic held a one-day strike on Wednesday to protest at the killings of two of their colleagues...
Two French soldiers wounded in C.African Republic before UN vote
Two French soldiers were wounded in the Central African Republic capital, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, a day before the United...
France says backs evacuation of Muslims in CAR ‘as last resort’
France said on Tuesday it supported the evacuation of Muslims under threat of reprisals in Central African Republic "as a last resort",...
MISCA soldiers arrest looters, dismantle illegal roadblocks
The African-led international support mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) (MISCA) caught members of an armed group looting a private villa...
U.N. says almost all Muslims have fled Central African capital
Fewer than 1,000 remain of more than 100,000 Muslims who once lived in the capital of the Central African Republic, after a...
EU force to create ‘safe haven’ in Central African Republic
The small military force the European Union plans to send to violence-torn Central African Republic will focus on swiftly creating a safe...
Burnt bodies dumped in Central African Republic’s capital
The Red Cross in the Central African Republic said on Wednesday it had found 11 corpses, most burnt beyond recognition, dumped in...
U.S. starts flying Rwandan forces into Central African Republic
The U.S. military on Thursday flew a first detachment of Rwandan soldiers into the Central African Republic to bolster African Union peacekeeping...
‘Seeds of genocide’ in Central African Republic, U.N. warns
A senior U.N. official warned of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic without a more robust international response to communal...
U.N. warns of risk of genocide in Central African Republic
A senior U.N. humanitarian official warned on Thursday of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic without a massive scaling up...
Central African Republic’s new leader orders security crackdown
Central African Republic's new interim leader ordered the deployment of hundreds more troops in the capital Bangui on Monday with instructions to...
Militia attack neighborhoods in Central African Republic’s capital
Christian militia forces known as 'anti-balaka' attacked Muslim neighborhoods of the capital of Central African Republic on Friday, according to residents and...
Central African Republic advances election as U.S. envoy calls for justice
Authorities in Central African Republic vowed on Thursday to bring forward elections meant to turn the page on a March coup, as...
Germany reacts coolly to French request on Central Africa
Germany reacted coolly on Wednesday to a French request that European countries step up support for its military mission in Central African...
Religious leaders seek calm in tense Central African Republic
Religious leaders sought reconciliation between Muslims and Christians in Central African Republic on Wednesday during a lull in violence that has killed...
French army battles militias in Central African Republic’s capital
The French army said it has restored some stability in the capital of Central African Republic after battling gunmen on Monday in...
France to start disarming Central African Republic fighters on Monday
France said it will start disarming fighters in the Central African Republic by force if necessary on Monday, as relative calm returned...
U.N. authorizes French, African troops in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council authorized French and African troops in Central African Republic on Thursday to use force to protect civilians, imposed...
France deploys troops to secure CAR capital after clashes
The French army deployed 250 troops to the capital of the Central African Republic, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday after clashes...
Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital
Heavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday, the heaviest clashes in Bangui...
Three killed in clashes in Central African Republic capital
Three people were killed and several wounded in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Wednesday in clashes between security forces and former...
The lessons to be learnt from the Battle in Bangui
While the heroism of the South African National Defence Force troops that fought in the Central African Republic (CAR) cannot be denied,...
