http://www.mail.com/locations/23566-central-african-republic.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23566-central-african-republic.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100334-rebels-c-african-republic-protest-conditions.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based. Their demonstration marks a dangerous development, underscoring the divisions that are emerging within the Seleka rebel movement. The rebels outside the Hote... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:23:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100334-rebels-c-african-republic-protest-conditions.html 2013-05-21T16:23:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097682-rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African Republic's government invaded a remote north-central village and killed six people, residents said. The assault on the town of Bouca on Friday came just days after other armed fighters took a dozen civilians hostage in another vill... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097682-rebels-attack-c-african-republic-villages-8-dead.html 2013-05-20T15:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089932-south-african-army-prepares-congo.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday. Lt. Gen. V.R. Masondo also told media at a briefing that the South African units bound for Congo are b... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089932-south-african-army-prepares-congo.html 2013-05-16T13:01:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079070-central-african-republic-rebels-demand-payment.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Seleka rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president are now demanding that they be paid before they disarm. Seleka Lt. Ali Alkanto said Saturday that his fighters should receive salaries before they lay down their arms. He said if the new government doesn't pay the rebels there could be violent clas... Sat, 11 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079070-central-african-republic-rebels-demand-payment.html 2013-05-11T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076646-c-african-republic-child-soldier-killed-mob.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 own safety only to be re-recruited by armed fighters, the U.N. children's agency said Friday. The killings came amid growing resentment against the fighters who seized the capital in Ma... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076646-c-african-republic-child-soldier-killed-mob.html 2013-05-10T14:24:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The WWF said in a statement that suspected poachers belonging to the Seleka rebel group have entered one of Africa's most unique elephant habitats in the Central African Republic, and park guards saw them shooting in the direction of elephants. According to the WWF, a group of 17 armed men who presented themselves as belonging to Cen... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html 2013-05-07T17:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066506-car-diamonds-rebels-best-friend.html NDELE, Central African Republic (AP) — Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, Seleka rebels who ousted Central African Republic's president six weeks ago are solidifying their control over the country's lucrative diamond industry and have even been selling some of the stones, witnesses here in the isolated and violent north say. Rebe... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066506-car-diamonds-rebels-best-friend.html 2013-05-06T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064438-central-african-republic-to-probe-ousted-leader.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's interim government says it is investigating what it claims are human rights abuses committed under the rule of deposed president Francois Bozize. Justice Minister Arsene Senda, speaking on state radio Saturday, said he instructed prosecutors to probe crimes allegedly carried out by Bozize ... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:52:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064438-central-african-republic-to-probe-ousted-leader.html 2013-05-05T16:52:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058600-c-african-republic-leader-calls-public-order.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — 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 after they seized power. In an address televised late Wednesday, Michel Djotodia also called on police and security forces to return to their jobs in an effort to help ... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:35:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058600-c-african-republic-leader-calls-public-order.html 2013-05-02T15:35:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony recently found safe haven in territory controlled by Sudan, a watchdog group said Friday, accusing the Sudanese military of offering aid to commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army. The U.S.-based group Resolve said in a new report that Kony recently directed killings from an enclave protecte... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:16:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html 2013-04-27T10:16:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044164-central-african-republic-elephant-poaching-rises.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Elephant meat is flooding food markets in villages near a famed wildlife reserve in Central African Republic one month after rebels believed to be involved in poaching overthrew the government, conservationists said Thursday. The Dzanga-Sangha reserve in the rainforests of southwestern Central African Republic has been home to more t... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044164-central-african-republic-elephant-poaching-rises.html 2013-04-25T19:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033142-child-soldiers-patrol-c-african-republic-capital.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — 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 toothy grin. He says he is 14 and joined the rebels three months ago. It is the wrong thing to say. A female commander in uniform warns him: "We'll kill you if you ta... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033142-child-soldiers-patrol-c-african-republic-capital.html 2013-04-20T14:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebel fighters in Central African Republic seized the presidential palace when they overtook the capital in March, though when it came to setting up shop they set their sights a bit loftier: the city's sole luxury hotel. With no advance reservation, rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:40:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html 2013-04-17T16:40:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023604-boston-attacks-reminder-violence.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because attacks like this usually happen in far-off, troubled places — not in the middle of a major American city. As the chief of emergency services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Alasdair Conn, put it... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023604-boston-attacks-reminder-violence.html 2013-04-16T18:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022904-un-rape-violence-raging-c-african-republic.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown. Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern about "a wide range of alleged grave violations" including rape, torture, kidnappings and targeted k... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022904-un-rape-violence-raging-c-african-republic.html 2013-04-16T13:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018840-red-cross-17-dead-c-african-republic-violence.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Local Red Cross officials in the capital of Central African Republic say at least 17 people are dead after fighting between rebels and residents. The violence comes three weeks after fighters from the rebel alliance known as Seleka invaded the capital and overthrew President Francois Bozize. Bozize, who had ruled fo... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:31:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018840-red-cross-17-dead-c-african-republic-violence.html 2013-04-14T17:31:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017774-central-african-republic-council-elects-president.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council. Djotodia was the only candidate and was elected unanimously Saturday by the 105 members of the National Transitional Council in a ceremony that was attended by political leaders, the press and repre... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:40:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017774-central-african-republic-council-elects-president.html 2013-04-13T17:40:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013524-2000-protest-c-african-republic-capital.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — About 2,000 people have taken to the streets of Central African Republic's capital after rebel fighters fatally shot a motorcyclist. Thursday's demonstration highlights the growing resentment toward pillaging that is being blamed on members of the Seleka group that overthrew the president several weeks ago. The marc... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:11:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013524-2000-protest-c-african-republic-capital.html 2013-04-11T16:11:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002460-c-african-republic-council-to-pick-interim-leader.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's self-appointed leader on Saturday announced the creation of a new council that will choose an interim president, a move aimed at placating the international community after he seized power by force two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the government reduced the hours of a curfew in place since the go... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:00:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002460-c-african-republic-council-to-pick-interim-leader.html 2013-04-06T17:00:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000742-expert-warlord-kony-under-pressure-to-free-women.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — 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 expert said Friday, after three women freed by the Lord's Resistance Army arrived home in Uganda after spending years in the bush. Kasper Agger of the U.S.-based Kony watchdog group En... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000742-expert-warlord-kony-under-pressure-to-free-women.html 2013-04-05T16:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998574-c-african-republic-leader-oks-faster-elections.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's self-declared president will hold elections within 18 months despite initially saying that he would rule until 2016, a spokesman said Thursday. Michel Djotodia's overthrow of the government nearly two weeks ago forced Francois Bozize, the country's president of a decade, into exile and pro... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998574-c-african-republic-leader-oks-faster-elections.html 2013-04-04T19:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998314-us-to-seek-ways-to-continue-helping-hunt-kony.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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 leadership in the country that has forced the search to be suspended, a State Department official said Thursday. The U.S. announced a new $5 million reward for information leading to the ar... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:55:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998314-us-to-seek-ways-to-continue-helping-hunt-kony.html 2013-04-04T16:55:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997842-south-african-military-to-withdraw-troops-car.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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 rebels in March. Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga, a military spokesman, said the troops will pull out in line with a decision by South Africa's political leadership. He declined to say how man... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997842-south-african-military-to-withdraw-troops-car.html 2013-04-04T14:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995030-african-forces-suspend-hunt-warlord-kony.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African troops in Central African Republic have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony because the new government there is not cooperating with the mission, Uganda's top military official said Wednesday. Operations against Kony were put on hold until the mission's status is clarified by the African Union, under whos... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995030-african-forces-suspend-hunt-warlord-kony.html 2013-04-03T13:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993034-central-african-republic-govt-faces-criticism.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's prime minister vowed to press ahead Tuesday with his new government after members of nine opposition parties said they were withdrawing from the coalition now dominated by former rebels. Nicolas Tiangaye, who has remained prime minister since thousands of armed fighters toppled longtime Pr... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:05:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993034-central-african-republic-govt-faces-criticism.html 2013-04-02T16:05:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990404-opposition-safrican-troops-withdraw-car.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's leading opposition party on Monday urged President Jacob Zuma to withdraw troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African troops were killed in the recent rebellion. There are suggestions that Zuma should be impeached for allegedly misleading parliament about the deployment of South African troops in Central... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:09:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990404-opposition-safrican-troops-withdraw-car.html 2013-04-01T16:09:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989842-rebel-leader-appoints-government-car.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A rebel leader who proclaimed himself president of the Central African Republic after his fighters invaded the capital has appointed a new cabinet. New minister of information Christophe Gazam Betty announced the makeup of the new government on national radio late Sunday. It includes both rebels and civilians. The S... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:42:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989842-rebel-leader-appoints-government-car.html 2013-03-31T22:42:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988618-c-african-republic-march-favor-leader.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui, on Saturday. Several hundred residents marched through the city of 700,000, carrying banners endorsing Djotodia, who came to power earlier in March when the Seleka rebel coalition advanced from the no... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988618-c-african-republic-march-favor-leader.html 2013-03-31T09:10:13Z