Central Africa

Central Africa

• M23 rebels clash with soldiers in eastern Congo

  Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use ... 

• Rebels attack C. African Republic villages; 8 dead

  Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African Republic's government invaded a remote north-central village and ... 

• Journalist found dead in eastern Congo

  The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor ... 

• South African army prepares for Congo

  South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army ... 

• Congo: 32 die in clash between army and militia

  The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between soldiers and Mai Mai militiamen. The rebels launched an assault early Wednesday on the ... 

• Congo to create city in honor of Patrice Lumumba

  The Congolese government is naming a town after Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister whose assassination more than 50 years ago made ... 

• Correction: Congo-Tanzanian Troops story

  In a story May 11 about the arrival of Tanzanian troops in eastern Congo, The Associated Press erroneously cited United Nations mission spokesman Col. 

• Activists raise alarm about E. Guinea elections

  Human rights groups are expressing concern about the fairness of legislative elections taking place later this month in Equatorial Guinea. The tiny ... 

• Central African Republic rebels demand payment

  The Seleka rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president are now demanding that they be paid before they disarm. Seleka Lt. Ali Alkanto ... 

• C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob

  An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his ... 

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  Dozens kidnapped in M23 fief in Congo: officials

  Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern Congo by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, said a community ... 

• UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops

  Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. 

• Officers in Congo benefitting from mineral trade

  Armed groups and high-ranking officers in the Congolese and Burundian armies are continuing to benefit from the illegal mineral trade in eastern ... 

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  In CAR, diamonds are a rebel's best friend

  Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, Seleka rebels who ousted Central African Republic's president six weeks ago are ... 

• Central African Republic to probe ousted leader

  Central African Republic's interim government says it is investigating what it claims are human rights abuses committed under the rule of deposed ... 

• C. African Republic leader calls for public order

  Central African Republic's leader is calling on his fighters to restore public order as anger mounts over pillaging in the capital more than a month ... 

• Congo's M23 rebels say peace talks in trouble

  The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with Congo's government, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday, increasing fears of renewed ... 

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  Congo's M23 rebels threaten new UN brigade

  Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue ... 

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  Group: Sudan army supporting fugitive warlord Kony

  The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony recently found safe haven in territory controlled by Sudan, a watchdog group said Friday, accusing the ... 

• German ship operator: Pirates kidnap 4 crew

  A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. 

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  Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

  As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide ... 

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  Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere

  The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because ... 

• UN: Rape, violence raging in C. African Republic

  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the ... 

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  Chad's leader: Troops to leave Mali guerrilla war

  The war against armed Islamic extremists in Mali will lose some 2,000 Chadian soldiers, the president of Chad said, leaving Malian cities more ...