Gabon: Record seizure of Ivory
Police in Gabon arrested two ivory traffickers in the capital Libreville with 206 kilograms of ivory taken from 21 slaughtered elephants, a wildlife protection group […]
Central African Republic
CAR: Court bars ex-president from polls, capital city under fire
Gunfire erupted on Tuesday in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, after the exiled former president Francois Bozize, who is wanted for helping foment deadly […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunmen kill 11 in military camps
Côte d’Ivoire’s army took back control of a village and camps on its southwestern border with Liberia after eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed […]
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 […]
Pope in Africa calls for peace, youth empowerment, fight against extremism
Pope Francis on Wednesday started an African tour, his first to the continent since his papacy began almost three years ago. During his three-nation tour, […]
CAR: France to withdraw troops after elections
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday his country will resume withdrawing its troops from the Central African Republic after elections in January […]
Central African Republic slates Dec. 13 for general elections
The Central African Republic has scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections for 13 December, the electoral commission said on Wednesday. The CAR, which is ranked 185 […]
CAR: Religious clashes kill dozens
The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, […]
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: Transitional council adopts new constitution
Central African Republic’s transitional council adopted a new constitution that would limit future presidents to two terms in office as the country seeks to end […]