List of Central African Republic articles
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Soldiers with the United Nations stabilization mission in Central African Republic patrol in PK12 district, south of downtown Bangui, Central African Republic, on Jan. 13. Outside Powers Are Making the Conflict in the Central African Republic Worse
Proxy wars pitting France and Chad against Russia and Rwanda threaten to destabilize the entire region while subjecting Central Africans to more violence and instability.
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Children gather in Bangui, Central African Republic Child Soldiers Are Helping End a Forever War
Children are at the center of the Central African Republic’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic—and to break the country’s cycles of violence.
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Jean Ghodjendji radios back to colleagues at an advance post during a foot patrol in Bamingui-Bangoran National Park in the Central African Republic while fellow rangers scan the forest on May 18. Central Africa’s Rangers Are as Threatened as the Animals They Guard
Park staff struggle to protect the animals—and themselves—against poachers and militias.
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Members of the Cameroonian Gendarmerie patrol in Omar Bongo Square in Buea, Cameroon’s majority-Anglophone southwestern province’s capital, during a political rally for incumbent President Paul Biya on Oct. 3. (Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images) Cameroon’s Paul Biya Gives a Master Class in Fake Democracy
One of the world’s most experienced autocrats has clinched another seven-year term by bending the rules of the game in his direction in ways both old and new.
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A United Nations peacekeeper speaks to a child while on patrol through the streets Gao, Mali on August 3, 2018. Peace Is the Best Investment
U.N. member states must renew their commitment to the vital peacekeeping operations that end wars, protect civilians, and save lives.
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U.N. peacekeepers from Gabon patrol in Bria, Central African Republic, on June 12, 2017. The U.N. Can’t Bring Peace to the Central African Republic
But it can help solve local conflicts. Here’s how.
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foreign-policy-invisible-children Kony 2017: From Guerrilla Marketing to Guerrilla Warfare
Five years after its viral video broke the internet, Invisible Children is on the front line of a covert war against the Lord’s Resistance Army.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 French Peacekeepers Pull Out as New Violence Erupts in the Central African Republic
France just ended its mission in the CAR, leaving the country with scandal-plagued U.N. peacekeepers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Slaps Joseph Kony’s Kids With New Financial Sanctions
The infamous LRA warlord and his sons still have not been caught.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.N. Official Who Blew the Lid off Central African Republic Sex Scandal Vindicated
Anders Kompass was cleared of charges that he improperly gave the French a confidential paper documenting sexual abuse in the Central African Republic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pope Francis Heads to Central African Republic Amid Security Fears
The U.N. is mobilizing 3,000 peacekeepers to protect Pope Francis. Can his message of reconciliation help heal the war-torn nation?
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BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - APRIL 30: Muslims fleeing from capital Bangui to Kaga-Bandoro (market town, It is situated 245km north of the capital Bangui), under the protection of members of the Multinational Force of Central Africa (MISCA) in Bangui, Central African Republic on April 29, 2014. (Photo by Nacer Telal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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Anti-Balaka fighters, members of a militia opposed to the Seleka rebel group, pose with weapons and amulets in a village in the Boy-Rabe neighborhood in Bangui on December 14, 2013. France raised alarm on December 13 over worsening violence in the Central African Republic, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged warring Christians and Muslims to stop the bloodshed that has left more than 600 dead in the past week. AFP PHOTO IVAN LIEMAN (Photo credit should read ) ‘One Day, We Will Start a Big War’
Warlords are running roughshod over the U.N. in the Central African Republic. Now the country is rushing into elections that could accelerate the killing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Unrest Paralyzes Humanitarian Effort in the Central African Republic
Aid workers struggle to reach thousands of displaced as U.N. peacekeepers square off against militants.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Central African Republic: Protests Rock Capital After Overnight Clashes
After a weekend of looting and sectarian violence, anti-government protesters in Bangui clash with U.N. peacekeepers.
