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Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera, who is in ...

Despite being rich in mineral resources, the Central African Republic (CAR) is among the world’s poorest countries ... What followed was a three-year violent conflict which displaced one in four ...

"Touadéra's vote was the expression of people fed up with armed groups who want to impose a setback for democracy," said Fridolin Ngoulou, a Central African journalist. "Touadéra will retain ...

The leading causes of displacement in CAR are the military operations by the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) and their allies against non-state armed groups, as well as fear of abuses by parties ...

(Nairobi) – Governments in Central Africa suppressed civil and political rights, especially in the context of elections, with impunity in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report ...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared a state of emergency as the army and UN forces try to repel advancing rebel groups who want to overthrow the government. The anti-government ...

capturing mainly West African (but some Central African) people, enslaving them and transporting them to the American colonies they had conquered in the 15th century. British sailors became ...

Many public sector workers have been on strike since October. Lawmakers in Patasse's own Central African People's Liberation Movement (MLPC) have attacked former colonial power France for ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year ...