Central African Republic Stories

Central African Republic's long-awaited elections pushed back yet again
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 13, 2025

The Central African Republic has not held local elections since 1988, with all local administrators appointed by the central government in the decades...

Africa’s freshwater ecosystems depend on little creatures like insects and snails: Study maps overlooked species
Martin Kinyanjui  |  Jul 13, 2025

Ignoring macroinvertebrates is ignoring the silent custodians of biodiversity and the very foundation of healthy freshwater ecosystems.

UNHCR reports record displacement in West and Central Africa
DW News  |  Jun 20, 2025

Nearly 13 million people have been uprooted from their homes in West and Central Africa. The UN Refugee Agency blames migration trends and conflict fo...

Rwanda quits Central African States over rights violations, political bias by DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision follows the 26th ECCAS Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where it says member states unlawfu...

Prosecutors ask ICC to convict two Central African Republic militia leaders
Reuters  |  Dec 10, 2024

Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom are accused of helping to lead a campaign of violence against Muslim civilians.

Central African Republic's children are world's most deprived, UNICEF says
Reuters  |  Jul 02, 2024

That means CAR is now ranked as the country most at-risk for sliding into humanitarian crisis, she added.

Central Africa holds 3 days of mourning after 58 die in river disaster
AFP  |  Apr 22, 2024

Authorities have said 58 bodies were retrieved from the Mpoko River in the capital Bangui after the vessel capsized on Friday.

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