Tag: Michel Djotodia
Former Central African presidents sign peace deal in Kenya
Former Central African Republic Presidents Francois Bozize and Michel Djotodia signed a peace agreement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, despite...
C.Africa Republic’s ousted leader back in charge of Seleka
Central African Republic's mainly Muslim Seleka rebel group has reinstated Michel Djotodia as its leader, a spokesman said, months after international pressure...
Central African Republic’s new president ‘a fresh start’
On Monday, 20 January, the 59-year-old Catherine Samba-Panza was elected the new interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR). This followed...
‘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...
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...
Central African Republic’s capital tense as ex-leader heads into exile
Central African Republic's president flew into exile in Benin on Saturday and a new interim team started the process of identifying leaders...
Celebrations in Central African Republic as leader resigns
Central African Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia caved in to international pressure and resigned on Friday after failing to halt inter-religious violence,...
France criticises CAR leader Djotodia after government reshuffle
France on Monday criticized the dismissal of three ministers by the interim leader of the Central African Republic as having broken the...
Central African Republic leader in talks with militias
Central African Republic's interim leader is weighing a possible amnesty for militias involved in Christian-Muslim violence that has killed hundreds of people,...
French, African troops try to halt C. African Republic killings
French soldiers were cheered by residents on Saturday as they began patrolling densely populated neighborhoods of Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, which...
France’s Hollande says difficult for CAR head to stay in place
French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday it would be difficult for the current head of Central African Republic to stay in...
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...
Central African Republic interim leader denies genocide threat
Central African Republic transitional leader Michel Djotodia on Saturday denied European assertions that his country was on the brink of genocide and...
France to secure routes, population hubs in Central African mission
A planned French intervention backing regional troops in Central African Republic will focus first on securing key trade routes and population hubs...
France says Central African Republic on verge of genocide
France said on Thursday that Central African Republic was "on the verge of genocide" and it expected the United Nations to give...
Dissolving the Seleka rebel group could be a recipe for disaster...
In August, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos warned that ‘the Central African Republic is not yet a...
