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There is a mood of deep anxiety in the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, as rebels advance towards the city, a UN envoy has said. Margaret Vogt told the BBC she had seen that ...

The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of the orthopedic trauma surgery unit at the capital 's main hospital following the deaths of two people, including a government minister's niece ...

Photographer: Central African Republic "Falling Apart" in "Horrific Violence" Photographer: Central African Republic "Falling Apart" in "Horrific Violence" Photographer: Central African Republic ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP ... a village roughly 125 miles (200 kilometers) from the capital, Bangui. He said the death toll might rise and included several individuals who worked ...

The conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region increasingly threatens two neighboring countries—Chad and the Central African Republic. Here is a look at the major actors and how each country’s govern ...

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized on 10 April 2014 the ...

Despite being rich in mineral resources, the Central African Republic (CAR) is among the world’s poorest ... fighters from the country’s north overthrew the government in the capital Bangui and ousted ...

The leading causes of displacement in CAR are the military operations by the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) and their allies against non-state armed groups, as well as fear of abuses by parties ...