Benin: Local anti-malaria drug wins $100,000 award
A ground-breaking anti-malarial drug made by Dr Valentin Agon of Benin, has been awarded $100,000 at the 2016 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) in Gaborone, […]
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CAR: Bangui Archbishop Calls for Calm after Deadly Clashes
The archbishop of Bangui, Bishop Dieudonne Nzapalainga, on Tuesday called for calm after renewed sectarian violence last weekend in the Central African Republic has claimed […]
CAR: Gov’t sets up anti-genocide commission
The beleaguered Central African Republic on Thursday launched a national committee for the prevention and punishment of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and all […]
CAR President Declares Assets
President Faustin Archange Touadera of Central African Republic has declared his assets publicly as required by the new law in force in the country. According […]
CAR: Half of the Population Faces Hunger, UN
Half of the population in Central African Republic are suffering from hunger every day, UN officials said on Tuesday calling for help to prevent the […]
CAR: New president vows to uphold peace, disarm rebels
Faustin-Archange Touadera, Central African Republic’s newly elected president will dedicate his term to uphold peace and disarm armed rebel groups in the country, campaign director […]
Rebel declares autonomous state in chaotic CAR
A rebel leader in the Central African Republic has declared an autonomous state in the north, after rejecting Sunday election meant to stabilize the divided […]
CAR: Pope Visits mosque, says Christians and Muslims are brothers
The last leg of Pope Francis’ three-nation African tour took him Sunday to Central African Republic (CAR,) a country where thousands of people have been […]
CAR: French soldier accused of sexual abuse, U.N Human Rights chief
A French soldier deployed to the Central African Republic has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl, the latest in a series of allegations […]
CAR: Seleka and anti-balaka adopt ceasefire
An agreement in principle has been reached in principle between the Seleka rebels and the anti-balaka militia to end the hostilities that they are carrying […]