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Obama to send troops to help locate African rebel leader
14/10/2011 - CENTRAL AFRICA

Obama to send troops to help locate African rebel leader

President Barack Obama said Friday that some 100 US troops will be sent to central Africa to advise on locating Joseph Kony, leader of a rebel group whose crimes include murder and kidnapping children, forcing them to fight or serve as sex slaves.
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Ex-president Patasse of Central African Republic dies
06/04/2011 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Ex-president Patasse of Central African Republic dies

Central African Republic's former president Ange-Felix Patasse died Tuesday at the age of 74, just three months after making a final bid for president. Patasse, who first ascended to the presidency in 1993, was ousted in a 2003 coup.
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Southern Sudan: the challenges of a new state
11/02/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Southern Sudan: the challenges of a new state

The trial of former liberian president Charles Taylor enters its final phase. South Sudan prepares for independence and one of the challenges that lies ahead is creating a new justice system. And scrambling for sapphires, the rush for Madagascar's precious stones.
Opposition cries foul at Central African poll results
07/02/2011 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Opposition cries foul at Central African poll results

The ruling party of President François Bozize is on track to win an absolute majority in the Central African Republic's parliamentary elections, according to official results that opposition leaders have denounced as a “masquerade”.
Central African president re-elected amid cries of fraud
03/02/2011 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Central African president re-elected amid cries of fraud

Strongman Francois Bozize (pictured) has been comfortably re-elected to the presidency of the Central African Republic, according to the electoral commission’s provisional results, but his rivals denounce the outcome as a fraud.
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Incumbent favoured, opposition claims irregularities as polling ends
24/01/2011 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Incumbent favoured, opposition claims irregularities as polling ends

Incumbent François Bozize is expected to remain in power in Central African Republic after presidential and legislative elections on Sunday despite opposition charges of fraud. Provisional results of the vote are expected in the coming week.
DRC: Trial in The Hague: will the guilty pay?
22/11/2010 - TALKING POINTS

DRC: Trial in The Hague: will the guilty pay?

Is this the end of impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo? The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former Congolese vice-president, opens before the ICC today. He is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic in 2002-2003. The charges allege that his militia, the Movement for the Liberation of Congo, used rape as a weapon to terrorise civilian populations.
Slovak tourists mistaken for coup plotters
06/09/2010 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Slovak tourists mistaken for coup plotters

A group of Slovak citizens who were seized by the army in the Central African Republic (CAR) last week have been released, the authorities in Bratislava said Monday. The armed safari hunters had apparently been mistaken for coup plotters.
Almost 700 kidnapped or killed by LRA rebels, rights group says
13/08/2010 - UGANDA

Almost 700 kidnapped or killed by LRA rebels, rights group says

Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony (photo), has abducted 697 people over 18 months and has murdered hundreds of them while forcing others, including children, to kill fellow captives, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Army regains control after rebel attack on base
19/07/2010 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Army regains control after rebel attack on base

The Central African Republic army reclaimed control of the northern town of Birao on Monday following a pre-dawn attack by militants on a key military base there. Around 300 UN peacekeepers are also based in the town.
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