Central African Republic News

Hoping to exit on a positive note QUARTERBACK TOM ZETTS and the Youngstown State football team hope to reverse a trend as they close out the 2007 season today against Western Illinois at home. via Vindy.com

The Fifth Committee this morning made recommendations to the General Assembly on its pattern of conferences item and reports of two oversight bodies -- the Board of Auditors and the Joint Inspection Unit -- as ... via M2.com

South Africa on Wednesday offered more support for the proposed UN-AU peacekeeping force in the stricken Sudanese province of Darfur and urged recalcitrant rebel leaders to come to peace negotiations with the ... via PR-inside.com

India will provide expertise in disaster management, training and healthcare to the defence forces of the Central African Republic of Gabon, it was announced Tuesday. via India Gazette

Nearly 2.98 million people were learning the Japanese language in 133 countries and regions in 2006, up 26.4 percent from 2003, almost attaining the government's target of raising the number to 3 million by ... via Kyodo News

“We must help the people to acquire a new image of God and man.”

During a recent visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need , Bishop Peter Marzinkowski of the Diocese of Alindao, a German Holy Ghost Father, described the "fight against witchcraft" ... via End Times Prophecy News

“What is very nice about it is its completeness. Everything from textiles to music to ordinary objects of everyday use is here.”

Queensborough Community College unveiled a new art exhibit last Thursday titled "A Cameroon World," featuring a wide array of art and artifacts from the small central African country. via Times Ledger

“The European peacekeeping force is due to deploy (...), Chad is not in favour; it wants to keep control of certain zones and this provides it with a bargaining chip to intervene with the French authorities.”

A group of French charity workers, condemned at home for an attempt to fly more than 100 children to France from the Chad-Darfur border, awaited a decision Monday from the Chadian authorities on whether to ... via The Tocqueville Connection

“The logistics element of it will be quite daunting”

The European Union force tasked with protecting civilians in eastern Chad, one of Africa's most violent zones, will be mobile and well armed to confront hostile groups in the dauntingly rugged terrain, its ... via AlertNet

Central African Republic's president defended his country's efforts to improve human rights at international donor talks Friday meant to bolster much needed economic and political reforms in his impoverished ... via PR-inside.com

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to generously support the Central African Republic in its efforts to restore peace and achieve progress, ahead of a donors meeting to be hosted by the ... via InterestAlert.com

“France has a vision of multilateral intervention but it is the only European country that has a military presence”

France is trying to shed its reputation as "Africa's policeman" but, despite efforts to involve European partners in peacekeeping missions, there are no signs it will hang up its baton just yet. via Reuters

Abstract Oculocutaneous albinism is the most common autosomal recessive disorder in the South African Negroid population, occurring with a prevalence of 1/3900 individuals. via CiteULike

VATICAN CITY, OCT 20, 2007 - The Holy See Press Office today released the following communique: "This morning, Francois Bozize, president of the Central African Republic, visited His Holiness Benedict XVI, ... via Global Catholic Network EWTN

“This is a multidimensional operation requiring us to facilitate other agencies, including the UN and the EU, to carry out development work - that is my bottom line”

THE Irish commander of the EU peacekeeping force to Chad, Lieutenant General Pat Nash, said he hoped to dramatically improve the lot of refugees during his one-year mandate. via Irish Examiner

Major General Pat Nash has been appointed Operational Commander of an EU force being sent to Chad and the Central African Republic, today he met Europe's foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss the ... via RTE

The International Criminal Court has entered a protocol agreement with the Central African Republic setting out the cooperation and protection that the Government will provide to court officials investigating ... via AllAfrica.com

“Generally, it has been exaggerated. ... In the short term it may decrease security but in the long-term hopefully it will help.”

"When the humanitarians or the refugees themselves say they are threatened, the force has to deploy protectively and defend. via Gulf Times

“We are unhappy here. The water is not drinkable, and we can't eat properly, only once a day”

A serpentine path between corn and millet fields off a main road in the Central African Republic leads to a clearing where Abner Marboua and his family have taken refuge since December. via Independent Online

“If the EU deployment is a failure, it will augur extremely badly for the Darfur mission”

European Union peacekeepers bound for eastern Chad will be flying into a political and ethnic hornets' nest that could suck them into an entangled regional conflict already spilling across national borders, ... via AlertNet