
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 ...
Group suspends Congo for lack of disclosure
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says it is suspending Congo's membership for a year over failures to disclose all mineral and oil ...

C. African Republic rebels refuge at swank hotel
Rebel fighters in Central African Republic seized the presidential palace when they overtook the capital in March, though when it came to setting up ...

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 ...

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 ...
Red Cross: 17 dead in C. African Republic violence
Local Red Cross officials in the capital of Central African Republic say at least 17 people are dead after fighting between rebels and residents.
Congo: 12 army officers to be charged with rapes
A dozen senior officers in the Congolese army have been arrested for responsibility for mass rapes committed by several army units in eastern Congo ...
Central African Republic council elects president
Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council. Djotodia was the only candidate ...
Hague war crimes court investigating own staffer
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened a formal investigation into allegations by four people who say they were subjected to sexual ...
2,000 protest in C. African Republic capital
About 2,000 people have taken to the streets of Central African Republic's capital after rebel fighters fatally shot a motorcyclist.
C. African Republic council to pick interim leader
Central African Republic's self-appointed leader on Saturday announced the creation of a new council that will choose an interim president, a move ...
Expert: Warlord Kony under pressure to free women
The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is jettisoning women and children in a possible desperate bid to keep his weakened group lean and mobile, an ...
C. African Republic leader OKs faster elections
Central African Republic's self-declared president will hold elections within 18 months despite initially saying that he would rule until 2016, a ...

US to seek ways to continue helping hunt for Kony
The United States is looking for ways to ensure the hunt for wanted warlord Joseph Kony continues in Central African Republic despite a change in ...

South African military to withdraw troops in CAR
South Africa's military said Thursday it will withdraw its troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African soldiers died in a battle with ...
US offers $5 million bounty for Kony
The Obama administration on Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief ...
African forces suspend hunt for warlord Kony
African troops in Central African Republic have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony because the new government there is not ...

New Central African Republic gov't faces criticism
Central African Republic's prime minister vowed to press ahead Tuesday with his new government after members of nine opposition parties said they were ...
Opposition: SAfrican troops must withdraw from CAR
South Africa's leading opposition party on Monday urged President Jacob Zuma to withdraw troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African ...
Rebel leader appoints new government in CAR
A rebel leader who proclaimed himself president of the Central African Republic after his fighters invaded the capital has appointed a new cabinet.
C. African Republic: March in favor of new leader
A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui, on Saturday. Several hundred ...

Ex-C. African Republic leader seeks exile in Benin
Ousted Central African Republic President Francois Bozize is requesting exile in the tiny West African nation of Benin days after rebels invaded and ...