Politics
Bozizé re-election in CAR contested
afrol News, 5 February - Central African President François Bozizé officially has been re-elected with 66 percent of the vote. But the opposition candidates are now joining forces to file a complaint over election fraud.
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Society | Environment - Nature
Central African Rep clamps down on poachers
afrol News, 10 December - An operation by special police forces earlier this week in the Central African Republic led to the arrest of a key wildlife smuggler and seizure of elephant tusks and cat skins.
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Society | Human rights
Trial against Congolese ex-VP confirmed
afrol News, 19 October - The International Criminal Court (ICC) today confirmed it would take on the trial against the former Vice-President of Congo Kinshasa (DRC) for war crimes allegedly committed in the Central African Republic.
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Politics
Chad rebels fear for Sudan, CAR bases
afrol News, 4 October - The UFR rebels, which came close to topple Chad's government in 2008, are negotiating the closure of their Darfur bases with Sudanese authorities. An intended transfer to the Central African Republic meanwhile is becoming complicated.
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Society | Environment - Nature
Central African bushmeat hits European market
afrol News, 1 July - More than five tonnes of illegal bushmeat is being smuggled in personal luggage each week through the Paris airport alone. Most bushmeat comes from Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Congo Kinshasa (DRC).
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Society | Human rights | Politics
Ugandan rebels increase terror in neighbour countries
afrol News, 14 May - There is now "a dramatic rise in the frequency and brutality of attacks" by the Ugandan armed group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) against civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central Africa Republic. Uganda is asking neighbours to be allowed to take action.
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Society | Politics
LRA now also in Central African Republic
afrol News, 31 March - The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), one of Africa's most brutal rebel groups, now have attacked civilians in a fourth country, the Central African Republic. The looting and massacring rebels are becoming a regional threat to security and stability.
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Society | Environment - Nature
CAR govt hits back at poachers
afrol News, 26 March - Wildlife crimes have mostly gone unpunished in the Central African Republic as law and order have been difficult to maintain in the vast and impoverished country. But new efforts to catch poachers and traffickers are now producing results.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights | Science - Education
UNICEF brings books to CAR
afrol News, 17 March - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working to ensure that some 145,000 children affected by conflict in the Central African Republic have literature, mathematics and science books.
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Politics
Bozizé candidate in Central African elections
afrol News, 16 March - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic, has announced his candidacy at the upcoming 25 April presidential elections. Several opposition groups have already announced they will boycott the polls.
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Agriculture - Nutrition
New maize varieties to boost output
afrol News, 12 February - Improved maize varieties, developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and partners, that will help enhance food security and incomes of maize farmers in the West and Central Africa have been released by the Nigerian National Variety Release Committee.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
CAR gets more funding for peacebuilding
afrol News, 4 February - The United Nations today announced a further allocation of $20 million from its Peacebuilding Fund to the Central African Republic (CAR) to support security sector reform, economic revitalisation and the rule of law in consolidating peace in the impoverished African country.
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Politics | Human rights | Society
CAR's president blocking peace process - ICG
afrol News, 14 January - The International Crisis Group has accused President Francois Bozize of blocking progress in Cental African Republic towards holding free elections scheduled for later this year.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
UN calls for speedy security reforms in CAR
afrol News, 21 December - The Security Council has today called on the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to ensure a speedy and inclusive political dialogue and swift security sector reform as the conflict-plagued country prepares for elections in 2010, further urging the world community to provide necessary support.
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Economy - Development | Politics
CAR approved $18.5 million IMF disbursement
afrol News, 7 December - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediated disbursement of US$ 18.46 million to the Central African Republic for poverty reduction.
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