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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 ...
UN authorizes intervention force for Congo
The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against ...
C. African Republic rebel leader faces challenges
Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic's rebel movement.
Rebel group: Congo warlord wanted control of M23
A spokesman for a Congolese rebel group said Thursday that rebel fighters in the M23 group were trying to kill warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who fled Congo ...
Hard questions for South Africa over CAR battle
The South African government faced tough questions Wednesday about its military mission in the Central African Republic after 13 of its soldiers were ...
C. African Republic hospitals looted after coup
Aid groups and the international community on Tuesday condemned widespread looting in Central African Republic's capital, saying that even hospitals ...
Rwandan warlord pleads not guilty of Congo crimes
A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers ...
C. African Republic president flees to Cameroon
The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon after rebels overran the capital of the impoverished nation long wracked ...
US offers no support for ousted African leader
The Obama administration refused Monday to support the Central African Republic's recently ousted leader and declined to call the overthrow of ...
Jolie meets women in eastern Congo
Angelina Jolie is meeting with women and girls in eastern Congo, where sexual violence is rampant. Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, ...
13 South African troops killed in CAR
South Africa's president says 13 South African soldiers were killed and 27 were wounded in fighting in the Central African Republic. President Jacob ...
C. African Republic president overthrown by rebels
Rebels overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, seizing the presidential palace and declaring that the desperately poor ...
UN : At least 35 people killed by Congo fighters
The United Nations mission in Congo says at least 35 people were killed after hundreds of militia fighters attacked the southeast mining center of ...
International court detains Rwandan-born warlord
African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda on Friday and flown to International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he ...
Rebels advance toward C. African Republic capital
Rebels in Central African Republic are advancing on the capital, Bangui, after taking the town of Damara on Friday, a rebel spokesman said. By seizing ...
C. African Republic rebels reject president offers
Rebels in Central African Republic on Thursday dismissed the president's offer to release some political prisoners, saying the fighters would still ...
Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda remains at US Embassy
Wanted on an international warrant for alleged war crimes, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Congo for years, playing tennis at ...
Central African Republic rebels threaten new fight
A coalition of rebel groups that signed a peace accord with the Central African Republic government two months ago is now threatening to take up arms ...
Villagers say Rwandan troops crossed into Congo
Villagers in a town on the Congo-Rwanda border say they saw a half dozen trucks with Rwandan soldiers cross into Congo last week to lend support to ...
Congo M23 faction leader arrested in Rwanda
A faction of the M23 rebel group has regained control of all of the group's territory in eastern Congo, as the leader of its rival faction was ...