'Loyalists' attack CAR capital Bangui
5 December 2013 Last updated at 12:28 GMT At least 16 people have been killed during fighting in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Bangui. The city has reportedly been attacked by...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Abandoned and burnt villages
4 December 2013 Last updated at 21:37 GMT The sectarian and sexual violence gripping the Central African Republic is now the worst it has ever been. Fighters from the mainly Muslim Seleka group are...
View ArticleCAR PM: 'More troops needed'
7 December 2013 Last updated at 20:34 GMT Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye has said more troops are needed to stabilise the Central African Republic, where rising violence between Muslim and Christian...
View ArticleLiving in fear in Bossangoa, Central African Republic
7 December 2013 Last updated at 16:38 GMT French troops in the Central African Republic are expanding their operations, in an effort to restore order following sectarian fighting. France is increasing...
View ArticleThousands flee sectarian violence in Central African Republic
7 December 2013 Last updated at 03:04 GMT Around 2,000 people are seeking refuge at an airport in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) in a bid to escape a surge in violence, the French...
View ArticleCentral African Republic fighters defy order to stand down
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View ArticleFrench troops advance into Central African Republic
8 December 2013 Last updated at 09:11 GMT French troops have advanced deeper into the Central African Republic to try to restore order after hundreds of people were killed by Christian and Muslim...
View ArticleHollande visits CAR for talks after increasing violence
10 December 2013 Last updated at 23:37 GMT The President of France, Francois Hollande, has visited the Central African Republic for talks with the transitional leadership, after two French soldiers...
View ArticleFrance begins to disarm CAR militias
9 December 2013 Last updated at 18:41 GMT French soldiers have started to remove weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic (CAR). There was a brief exchange of gunfire between armed men...
View ArticleCentral African Republic crisis - in 60 seconds
11 December 2013 Last updated at 10:16 GMT The Central African Republic has been in chaos since rebel leader Michel Djotodia ousted President Francois Bozize in March. Fuelled by ethnic rivalries, the...
View ArticleCentral Africa Republic: Thousands go without food
17 December 2013 Last updated at 04:33 GMT Thousands of people have gone without food for days as sectarian violence hampers humanitarian aid in the Central African Republic. In some parts of the...
View ArticleSeleka 'not a legitimate power' in Central African Republic
18 December 2013 Last updated at 17:03 GMT HARDtalk speaks to Martin Ziguele, from the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People. He talks to Stephen Sackur about the political turmoil...
View ArticleHumanitarian fears amid CAR turmoil
26 November 2013 Last updated at 21:42 GMT The Central African Republic (CAR) is descending into "complete chaos", the United Nations deputy secretary general has warned as he called for urgent...
View ArticleUN: Action needed on Central African Republic 'chaos'
26 November 2013 Last updated at 07:22 GMT The UN deputy secretary-general has said that a peacekeeping operation will be needed in the Central African Republic. Jan Eliasson urged the Security...
View ArticleUN warning over Central African Republic genocide risk
4 November 2013 Last updated at 07:41 GMT The United Nations has warned that the Central African Republic is at risk of spiralling into genocide. Senior officials say the international community must...
View ArticleCentral African Republic crisis in numbers
4 November 2013 Last updated at 12:00 GMT The Central African Republic is one of the world's poorest countries, and has been in the hands of rebels since March. Now humanitarian groups say the country...
View ArticleUnicef: Situation in Central African Republic 'dire'
26 November 2013 Last updated at 16:43 GMT The Central African Republic (CAR) is descending into "complete chaos", the UN deputy secretary general has warned, calling for urgent action. Jan Eliasson...
View ArticleInside Central African Republic town where Christians fled
4 November 2013 Last updated at 09:36 GMT The Central African Republic (CAR) has been experiencing a humanitarian crisis since March when rebels seized power, forcing the president to flee the...
View ArticleCentral Africa Republic displaced number 'doubles'
4 January 2014 Last updated at 03:00 GMT The number of internally displaced people in the Central African Republic (CAR) has more than doubled to 935,000 since December, the UN says. Around 500,000...
View Article'Hunger for vengeance' in Central African Republic's capital Bangui
19 January 2014 Last updated at 16:34 GMT There has been further violence across the Central African Republic, with clashes reported in most parts of the country. In the capital Bangui, a transitional...
View ArticleCAR conflict: President's resignation fails to quell violence
12 January 2014 Last updated at 12:42 GMT Two days after the resignation of the Central African Republic's interim president, the mood in the capital Bangui remains tense. Michel Djotodia resigned his...
View ArticleNew Central African Republic leader appeals for more EU support
21 January 2014 Last updated at 10:08 GMT The new interim president of the Central African Republic, Catherine Samba-Panza, has urged EU countries to help restore order in the country. Speaking on BBC...
View ArticleRivals 'embrace' in Central African Republic truce hopes
13 January 2014 Last updated at 06:41 GMT Rival militiamen have embraced each other in a district of the Central African Republic capital Bangui after the French military brokered a truce. Gunmen laid...
View ArticleCentral African Republic lynch mob 'on the hunt'
17 January 2014 Last updated at 06:32 GMT In the Central African Republic, a BBC team has seen the way the violence between Muslim and Christian militias is in danger of spiralling out of control. In...
View ArticleUN warns of Central African Republic humanitarian crisis
8 January 2014 Last updated at 20:36 GMT The UN children's charity, Unicef, has warned that the Central African Republic is heading for a humanitarian disaster, as civilians suffer amid ongoing ethnic...
View ArticleCAR crisis: Muslims leave capital Bangui
28 April 2014 Last updated at 03:03 BST Peacekeepers have escorted a convoy of more than 1,200 Muslims out of the capital of the Central African Republic. Some of the last remaining Muslims in Bangui,...
View ArticleIn 60 seconds: Crisis in Central African Republic
1 May 2014 Last updated at 16:57 BST The deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced around a quarter of the country's 4.6 million residents from their homes. The crisis...
View ArticleChild soldiers numbers 'doubled' in Central African Republic
18 December 2014 Last updated at 20:47 GMT International relief organisations say thousands of children have been recruited as child soldiers in the Central African Republic. And the United Nations...
View ArticleCAR ceasefire - in 15 seconds
24 July 2014 Last updated at 16:48 BST Rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending over a year of religious conflict. The agreement was signed...
View ArticleUN urges action over Central African Republic brutality
6 February 2014 Last updated at 16:36 GMT The UN envoy to the Central African Republic has urged the country to ensure that soldiers who lynched a man accused of being a rebel face justice. The...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: 'Massive scale ethnic cleansing'
19 March 2014 Last updated at 00:39 GMT The Central African Republic is ravaged by what some human rights groups are calling ethnic cleansing. It was set off after a coup which unleashed Christian...
View ArticleVillage torn apart by conflict in the Central African Republic
18 February 2014 Last updated at 13:41 GMT In the Central African Republic, villages are emptying as Muslims flee to nearby Chad for safety. They are under attack from a Christian militia, the...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: A community under siege
29 July 2014 Last updated at 13:41 BST Millions of Muslims around the world are marking Eid with days of festivities, but for the Muslim minority in the Central African Republic it has been harder to...
View ArticleUphill task to disarm Central African Republic's militias
4 March 2014 Last updated at 03:58 GMT Kasim Kayira reports from Bangui in the Central African Republic, where African Union and French forces have been trying to disarm militia groups from both the...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Death toll rises in sectarian clashes
4 February 2014 Last updated at 04:13 GMT At least 75 people are reported to have been killed in one week of sectarian clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Boda, a priest has claimed....
View ArticleICC to probe Central African Republic's 'endless war crimes'
24 September 2014 Last updated at 23:45 BST The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there...
View Article'Little faith' in Central African Republic ceasefire
24 July 2014 Last updated at 21:06 BST Fighting has continued in the Central African Republic despite a ceasefire agreement between the rival armed groups. Muslim Seleka rebels and the largely...
View ArticleRevenge 'full-time business' in Central African Republic
14 February 2014 Last updated at 18:37 GMT Tens of thousands of Muslims have fled the Central African Republic to escape attacks by Christian militias in recent weeks. The militias claim to be taking...
View ArticleCentral African Republic militia disarmament challenges
4 March 2014 Last updated at 17:39 GMT One of the most pressing issues facing the new government in the Central African Republic is disarmament. In recent weeks tens of thousands of Muslims have fled...
View ArticleCentral African Republic MPs elect Catherine Samba-Panza
21 January 2014 Last updated at 04:06 GMT Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza, 59, has been elected interim president of the Central African Republic, making her the first woman to hold the post. She...
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