Reports

BANGUI, 2 November (IRIN) - The government of the Central African Republic announced on Friday a preliminary toll of 22 dead and 98 wounded among civilians, although sources in Bangui told IRIN that this figure was expected to increase…

BANGUI, 1 November (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations in the Central African Republic on Friday expressed concern for the safety of thousands of civilians caught between retreating rebel forces of former CAR army chief of staff, Gen Francois Bozize, and…

BANGUI, 31 October (IRIN) - Calm returned to the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday after government forces backed by rebels from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched a massive counteroffensive around noon local time…

ZONGO, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 30 (UNHCR) - Terrified residents fleeing fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, are being prevented from escaping to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), say newly arriving refugees. Those…

Barcelona/New York City, October 30, 2002 - The international humanitarian medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has started an emergency intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR) to assist civilians fleeing the battles in the capital, Bangui. On…

The European Union firmly condemns the further attempted coup d'état in the Central African Republic and deplores the resulting loss of human life. The European Union reaffirms its attachment to the principles of the African Union and condemns any…

BANGUI, 29 October (IRIN) - Government forces loyal to Central African Republic (CAR) President Ange-Felix Patasse and rebel soldiers seeking to unseat him held their positions on Tuesday in the nation's capital, Bangui. While sporadic heavy fighting was reported, two Libyan…

BANGUI, 28 October (IRIN) - Heavy machine-gun and artillery fire again rocked Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), on Monday following an incursion into and occupation of northern neighbourhoods by armed supporters of Gen Francois Bozize, the former…

SG/SM/8460, AFR/502 The following statements was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the armed confrontation that broke out last Friday in the Central African Republic between insurgents loyal to the former chief…

BANGUI, 21 October (IRIN) - Human rights have suffered a serious setback in the aftermarth of the May 2001 coup in the Central African Republic. Many people, including former Defence Minister Jean Jacques Demafouth, were arrested for their alleged…