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According to the Central African Republic’s officials, government troops have killed 44 rebel fighters who had surrounded the capital, Bangui, in an attempt to overthrow the new administration. A government spokesman told the French news agency that the soldiers had captured the village of Boda with the help of Russian …

The International Criminal Court says the Central African Republic has handed over a former rebel commander accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is charged with offences dating back to 2013. He was a prominent figure in the “Seleka” faction, a mainly Muslim coalition which …

The Central African Republic has declared a state of emergency as armed groups try to lay siege to the capital, Bangui. It will last for 15 days and allow the authorities to detain suspects without the authorisation of prosecutors. Rebel factions now control most of the country and are calling …

A coalition of 15 political parties of the opposition protests the re-election of President Touadera. The constitutional court still refuses to cancel the results of the poll as claimed by these political parties. “Touadera is declared winner with just 300,000 votes, so this is not representative, it does not give …

Life in the Central African Republic’s capital is starting to return to normal after a rebel attack on Bangui according to the head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the country. “I see that the people have resumed their normal activities here, thanks to the operations which were carried …

The Sovereign Pontiff called on leaders of Central African Republic to prioritize peace and dialogue in order to avoid violence on all its forms. “I am following with a particular attention and preoccupation events in Central African Republic where elections took place recently; elections during which the population manifests its …

The global provisional results of the National Authority of Election declare the outgoing president Faustin-Archange Touadera re-elected from the first round with 53,92% of the vote. Voices are already rising to protest this re-election of president Touadera. In front of Anicet-Georges Dologuélé who totalize 21,01% of the vote and Martin …

African Union is worried about central African republic’s actual situation. Facing the upsurge of violence that make rage in the country, African union condemns and challenges. In a statement published Monday, the African’s union president Moussa Faki Mohamat has expressed his concerns facing the turns of the events in Central …