Central African Republic News Archives

“The governments of Sudan, the CAR and the DRC - with the assistance of the U.N. - must join forces to secure the safety and release of those kidnapped immediately and bring those responsible to justice.”

The Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army looted machetes and hoes from south of Yambio, the capital city of West Equatoria, the governor of the state, an Ugandan daily reported. via Sudan Tribune

“We are definitely prepared for it. The LRA falls within our mandate.”

THE United Nations Peace keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, , has threatened to flush out the LRA rebels from their Garamba base in eastern Congo if they fail to sign the peace agreement. via AllAfrica.com

To alleviate the global food shortage and political unrest in developing countries, Japan will provide more than $100 million in emergency aid before the Group of Eight summit in July, sources said. via Asahi Shimbun

“Apparently one of the conditions he is making is that the charges that have been brought against him and other LRA commanders must be dropped by the International Criminal Court”

Amnesty International has called on the United Nations and governments in Central Africa to take immediate action to have men, women and children, thought to have been abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in ... via Voice of America

“But each one of them had his own position on how this can be brought about ... Whether this could lead to a cessation of hostilities or to a ceasefire, this is the work that is being accomplished now.”

U.N. and African Union Peace envoys today announced the approval of all parties to the conflict in Darfur to start talks leading to stop the deterioration of the security situation before to engage in direct ... via Sudan Tribune

“But the people of south Sudan should know we stand with them and we have the means to work together with them to solve some of these problems”

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni accused fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony on Monday of not being serious about peace talks and hinted his forces could resume operations against the guerrillas. via Reuters

“Nobody is suffering more from rising food prices than the urban poor, and these are the poorest of the poor”

GENEVA : The number of people uprooted in their own country reached a record high in 2007, and governments were often to blame for the displacement, an aid group said Thursday. via International Herald Tribune

AXMIN Inc. is pleased to announce that today it has filed the Bankable Feasibility Study Summary report with respect to the Passendro Gold Project located in the Central African Republic , the results of which ... via Earth Times

“This scripture is coming to pass on Kony and his fighters.”

Link to original article by Patrick Okino in Lira, northern Uganda. Published in AR No. via IWPR

“A total of 850 officers will eventually make up the DIS”

CHAD: UN mission set to train police for the east NDJAMENA, 10 April 2008 - The training of 77 national police commanders for a special force to provide security in refugee camps, sites for displaced Chadians ... via IRIN News

“If Kony requires an explanation, that's absolutely legitimate. We are happy he is willing to continue dialogue and seek clarification because it's a matter that deals with his fate”

Internal affairs minister Ruhakana Rugunda and South Sudan's Vice-President Riek Machar arrive at the assembly point By Milton Olupot in Ri-Kwangba, Sudan LRA chief Joseph Kony yesterday refused to sign the ... via New Vision

The UN Security Council reiterated on Wednesday their concern at the situation in eastern Chad and the north-eastern Central African Republic , in particular on the humanitarian level. via People's Daily Online

“They stressed that the full deployment of MINURCAT and EUFOR Chad/CAR will contribute to the protection of vulnerable civilian populations and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, pursuant to resolution 1778 (2007)”

Condemning continued armed activity of rebel groups in eastern Chad, members of the Security Council today expressed their concern over the humanitarian situation in that region and the neighbouring ... via Scoop

“Preventing sexual and gender-based violence also remains a key challenge”

The United Nations refugee agency today issued an appeal for $40.3 million to provide protection and assistance to refugees and internally displaced people in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur region in 2008. via Scoop

“Don't commit a felony and they are infinitesimally small”

Compared to the lax security controls of America's visa system, the U.S. border with Mexico looks like an impenetrable fortress. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“UNHCR's main goal remains to assist the Sudanese government in fulfilling its responsibility to deliver an effective and coordinated humanitarian response to the needs of conflict-affected populations throughout Darfur”

The United Nations refugee agency on Friday launched a fresh appeal for $40,3-million to help more than 2,5-million displaced people in the Sudanese region of Darfur. via Mail & Guardian

One does not have to be a theist to recall and appreciate the words of the great Greek dramatist Euripides, who wrote 2400 years ago: "Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first drives mad". We ourselves think ... via Lanka Page

“What we want is security...let our cursed sisters who were raped, brutalised, traumatised and bereaved have peace of mind and the hope of being women, mothers, and grandmothers”

The Monam group of rape survivors in the northern town of Bossangoa in the Central African Republic does what it can to keep going, but morale is low and money tight. via AllAfrica.com