Central African Republic

Jul- 2020 -

24 July

A vehicle of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic on December 9, 2014.

UN Peacekeeping Mission in C. Africa Kills 3 Rebel Fighters

Three militia fighters were killed in western Central African Republic last week in clashes with peacekeepers, the UN mission in the country has said.

16 July

New recruits for the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) perform a drill during a medal presentation demonstration in Berengo on August 4, 2018

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‘Influx of Foreign Fighters’ in Central African Republic: UN Report

UN experts charged with monitoring the arms embargo in the Central African Republic cited an influx of foreign fighters.

May- 2020 -

27 May

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Nine Militia Fighters Arrested in Central African Republic Killings

Nine fighters from an armed group that launched a week-long attack last week in south-eastern Central African Republic have been arrested. The assailants belong to a branch of the CAR’s biggest armed group, the Unity for Peace in Central Africa (UPC), the country’s special criminal court said in a statement on Monday. The court is responsible for trying cases of serious human rights violations in the country, which has been ravaged by conflict for more than 20 years. The UPC has committed “widespread and systematic attacks on the civilian population,” the court said. During the attacks on the town of Obo last week, government forces backed by U.N. troops killed around 10 fighters from the rebel militia and captured others, a government spokesman had told AFP. Led by a mercenary named Ali Darassa, the UPC has been campaigning for months to extend its grip in the southeast, at the crossroads of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. The UPC is one of myriad armed groups that have controlled most of the CAR since the country plunged into violence in 2013. A few months away from high-risk presidential elections due in December, the CAR continues to be plagued by militia …

Apr- 2020 -

21 April

Minusca peacekeeper Bambari, Central African Republic

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UN sanctions Central African Republic rebel group leader Miskine

The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Central African Republic rebel group FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine

Feb- 2020 -

18 February

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12 FPRC militia fighters killed in clashes with Central African and UN troops in Birao, government says

Twelve members of an armed group were killed in clashes with UN peacekeepers and government troops in northeastern Central African Republic

Nov- 2019 -

15 November

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UN renews mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

Oct- 2019 -

23 October

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera

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