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Rape By Rebels, Bandits and Soldiers Has Sordid History in CAR
Former Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba is at the International Criminal Court in the Hague awaiting trial on charges related to violence committed by his troops in the Central African Republic.
Chad: UN Standing Police Capacity Completes First Field Mission
The United Nations Standing Police Capacity has wrapped up its first start-up mission, training recruits for a specialized police unit in Chad that will be responsible for protecting some 300,000 refugees and ...
Family Fears Deportation Will Lead to His Death
Immigration officials have arrested Alex Nguitte-Kebongo. They says he's a fugitive immigrant who needs to be deported.
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REMINDER: Justice Jam Dance Party at the Second Life Justice Center tomorrow
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, August 13, at 5PM PST, the Second Life International Justice Center will be hosting our first Global Justice Jam .
Emerging artist brings the African bush to Westmount
Nestled in a St. Antoine Street loft, the studio is painted with beams of sunlight that shine on the canvases along the walls.
Central African Republic: Violence Threatens Ceasefire
Franois Lonsny Fall condemned the latest shooting incident on 7 August between Government forces and the rebel Popular Army for the Restoration of Democracy .
With the focus on the Middle East in recent years, another part of the world seems to be sinking ever deeper into self-neglect: The lights have gone out, literally.
First Lady Laura Bush And United Nations Foundation Announce Nothing...
The United Nations Foundation announced that it will provide 10,000 anti-malarial bed nets to families living in temporary camps on the border of Thailand and Burma.
Genocide and the Olympic Games
The Darfur crisis in western Sudan, what is being called the first great genocide of the 21st century, has metastasized.
UN agency wraps up seed distribution scheme in Central African Republic
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has just completed one of its largest-ever seed distribution operations in the Central African Republic , handing out supplies to more than 12,500 farmers in ...
Airline planned for Central Africa
African transport ministers have resolved to fast-track the creation of an international airline to ease the air transportation crisis facing the Central African region, the ministers said in a statement after ...
Central Africa rebels, parties quit talks en masse
Central African Republic's major rebel groups and a group of opposition parties have walked out of talks meant to end years of bloodshed and instability in one of the poorest countries on earth.
In search of invisible borders in central Africa
Joe Bavier has reported on West and Central Africa for four years. He joined Reuters as Kinshasa correspondent in 2006.
How about an American Foreign Legion to help fight our wars?
American casualties in Iraq number more than 20,000, with more than 4,000 paying the ultimate price.
UN emergency aid fund hands out $30 million to projects in seven countries
The United Nations relief chief announced today that the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $30 million to support UN agencies conducting vital aid work in seven countries.
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has received a letter from the Central African Republic President Francois Bozize dealing with bilateral relations.
Cameroon: 11 More Elephants Slaughtered in Southeast
Game rangers in Southeast Cameroon, July 14, 2008, confiscated 22 ivory tusks and 11 elephant tails.
Dozens die in Congo boat accident
At least 45 people are dead and 100 missing after a barge accident on an isolated stretch of river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials said today.
IFRC Launches $21M Appeal For HIV/AIDS Program In Five African Countries
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Tuesday launched an appeal for a $21 million, three-year HIV/AIDS program in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic ...
Dozens die in Congo boat accident
At least 45 people are dead and 100 missing after a barge accident on an isolated stretch of river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials said today.