More than 26 people were killed on Tuesday and many were wounded when an armed group attacked two villages in northwestern Central African Republic, the UN’s peacekeeping mission said. The massacre took place in the villages of Koundjili and Djoumjoum, Mankeur Ndiaye, head of MINUSCA, said in a tweet on Wednesday. Ndiaye said MINUSCA “utterly condemns” the killing, and vowed:… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/attack-refugee-camp-militia-central-african-republic-alindao-seleka-anti-balaka-a8639206.html%3Famp At least 42 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees in the Central African Republic, according to officials. The camp in the town of Alindao, around 300km east of the capital Bangui, was set on fire on Thursday following clashes between two rival armed groups. Thousands were forced to flee their homes during… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/learn-to-live/learn-to-life-war-child-joss-stone-central-african-republic-education-community-a8600791.html Singer Joss Stone today said our Learn to Live campaign is “imperative” to help young people growing up in war zones after singing with a group in the Central African Republic. The African nation has seen ongoing coups and counter-coups since gaining independence from France in 1960. It has been gripped by civil war since 2012. Children have been… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/france-central-african-republic-car-weapons-assault-rifles-aid-jeanyves-le-drian-a8617031.html Paris will “soon deliver” 1,400 assault rifles to the Central African Republic, France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has announced. The weapons will be given to the government’s Central African Armed Forces, which were established after the country gained independence from France in 1960. Paris will also hand the republic €24.1m (£21.1m) in aid, Mr Le Drian said, which… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/learn-to-live/central-african-republic-country-profile-learn-to-live-war-child-a8586611.html Beset with instability and sporadic violence since its independence from colonial occupier France in 1960, the Central African Republic was plunged into its most recent turmoil after a violent coup in 2013. In March of that year, Seleka rebels pushed out President Francois Bozize, and in the ensuing conflict between the mainly Muslim Seleka group and the… Read more »