Central African Republic News


Tuesday, 05-21-13, 9:39Judges Approve Revised Bemba Witness List[Bemba Trial Website]Trial judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have approved an amended list of witnesses in which 13 fewer individuals are expected to testify for Jean-Pierre Bemba. read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 15:06New Big Man, Old Politics - the Road Ahead for Djotodia[ThinkAfricaPress]Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office? read more...
Friday, 05-17-13, 13:08Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses[Bemba Trial Website]Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. read more...
Thursday, 05-16-13, 10:50UN Envoy Urges Security Council to Bolster Security, Consider Sanctions Against Rebels[UN News]A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy today told the Security Council, while also calling on the body to consider sanctions against rebel groups for gross violations of human rights. read more...
Thursday, 05-16-13, 6:54Country Descending into 'State of Anarchy', Security Council Told[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force' read more...
Thursday, 05-16-13, 6:54Country Descending into 'State of Anarchy', UN Told[UN]Prime Minister Asks France to Intervene 'With Force' read more...
Wednesday, 05-15-13, 12:39ICC Unaware of Bozizé Forces' Crimes - Witness[Bemba Trial Website]Today, a witness said he regretted that the crimes his colleagues committed while they fought to capture power in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003 were not known to the world court trying former Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba. read more...
Monday, 05-13-13, 12:40Bozizé Soldiers 'Committed Crimes in Bemba-Controlled Zone'[Bemba Trial Website]François Bozizé's rebels terrorized civilians in some Central African Republic (CAR) towns that were under the control of Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops, the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard on Friday. read more...
Monday, 05-13-13, 6:45CAR - UN Agency 'Condemns in Strongest Possible Terms' Killing of Teen Linked to Rebels[UN News]The United Nations Children's Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR) associated with the Séléka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group. read more...
Friday, 05-10-13, 11:13Unicef Condemns the Re-Recruitment of Child Soldiers and Killing of a Child in Central African Republic[Unicef]Geneva -UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy. read more...


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