Chad's interim leader Deby wins presidential election
Interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has won the presidential election in Chad, according to preliminary results.
Fri May 10 2024
Gabon awaits next move from junta after coup ousts President Bongo
The coup is the eighth in West and Central Africa since 2020, and the second - after Niger - in as many months.
Thu Aug 31 2023
UN Food Agency forced to curtail food aid in CAR without urgent influx of funding
"Funding shortages have resulted in WFP only being able to help under half of the people it had aimed to reach, as well as supply only half the amount of food it had intended to provide."
Fri Dec 23 2016
'Sometimes when I'm alone with my baby, I think about killing him. He reminds me of the man who raped me.'
International troops in Central African Republic are accused of exploiting women and fathering babies.
Sun Feb 28 2016
UN says some of its peacekeepers were paying 13-year-olds for sex
It was discovered that several U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic allegedly paid young girls as little as 50 cents in exchange for sex.
Tue Jan 12 2016
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
Pope Francis ventured into one of the world's most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands.
Mon Nov 30 2015
Pope heads to conflict-wrecked Central African Republic
Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome as he visited a martyrs' shrine at Namugongo, just outside the capital Kampala to honour more than 40 Christians who were executed in the 19th century.
Sun Nov 29 2015
Probe after Air France plane narrowly misses mountain
French accident investigators have opened an inquiry into a near accident involving an Air France Boeing 777 which narrowly missed central Africa's highest mountain with 37 people on board.
Wed May 27 2015
6 destinasi percutian paling teruk di dunia
Tahukah anda terdapat enam tempat yang boleh dianggap destinasi percutian paling teruk di dunia dalam tahun 2015 ini?
Thu May 21 2015
US urges C.Africa to 'break the cycle of violence'
The people of the Central African Republic have been urged to "break the cycle of violence" and halt revenge attacks.
Thu Feb 06 2014
UN says running out of food for Central Africa
The United Nations said it was running out of food for a growing number of homeless people in Central African Republic.
Tue Jan 21 2014
Central African ex-rebels seize on chaos to loot, pillage
Seleka rebels are raging beyond their leader's control, terrorising civilians and pushing the country toward civil war
Fri Nov 29 2013
Coming out in Cameroon leaves gays at risk and isolated
According to a March report co-authored by Human Rights Watch, the west central African nation has prosecuted at least 28 people for same-sex conduct since 2010.
Tue May 07 2013
UN, concern as C. Africa rebels close in on capital
The UN is evacuating staff from the Central African Republic and the US has warned its citizens to leave as rebel fighters close in on the tense capital Bangui.
Thu Dec 27 2012