France: C. African Republic intervention imminent
France's foreign minister says military intervention in Central African Republic will unfold swiftly after a U.N. vote scheduled for Thursday. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told BFM-TV that around...
View Article>Fighting in CAR capital; UN to step in
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the new government...
View ArticleNearly 100 dead in CAR before French troops arrive
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting swept through the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving nearly one hundred people dead and posing the biggest threat yet to the...
View ArticleCAR leader hails French military operation
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting swept through the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving nearly one hundred people dead and posing the biggest threat yet to the...
View ArticleFighting in CAR capital; UN to step in
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the new government...
View ArticleUN Council set to authorize Central African force
AFP - The UN Security Council will vote Thursday on a measure authorizing thousands of African and French troops to end anarchy in the Central African Republic, where massacres have led to warnings of...
View ArticleClashes in Central African Republic as UN prepares to vote on French mission
Violence prompts deployment of French troops already in country to capital Bangui Soldiers patrol a street in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, amid clashes between former rebels and...
View ArticleCan the World Still Make a Difference in the Central African Republic?
Things have gone from bad to worse in the Central African Republic. Nine months after a rebel alliance known as Seleka seized control of Bangui, the country's riverside capital, and forced President...
View ArticleClashes sweep CAR capital ahead of French troops
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Fighting came to the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, leaving dozens of casualties and posing the biggest threat yet to the new government just...
View ArticleUN resolution targets strife in Central African Republic
The UN Security Council resolution, which was approved on Thursday (05.12.2013), is aimed at restoring security and protecting civilians in the Central African Republic. For the victims of a rebel...
View ArticleScores dead in Central African Republic; UN sending more troops
JOHANNESBURG -- JOHANNESBURG _ With dozens reported dead Thursday in clashes in the capital of the Central African Republic, the U.N. Security Council authorized the deployment of more French and...
View ArticleUN green lights CAR military action
United Nations - The UN Security Council authorized increased military action by France and African troops in the Central African Republican to try to end near-anarchy amid an upsurge in...
View ArticleUN speaks out after latest violence claims more lives in Central African...
(Source: UN - United Nations) UN speaks out after latest violence claims more lives in Central African Republic Thousands of people have been forced from their homes by fresh fighting in Bangui, the...
View ArticleUN set to vote on military action in Central African Republic
France called for a vote Thursday on a resolution that would authorize the deployment of an African Union-led force in the country. The UN Security Council is set to authorize increased military action...
View ArticleSecurity Council approves French action in CAR
Rival militia forces fought fierce battles in Central African Republic's capital today and the UN authorised French military action to halt Muslim-Christian sectarian violence that threatens to...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Security Council approves new peacekeeping force
Print 5 December 2013 Seriously concerned that the new dynamic of violence and retaliation in the Central African Republic (CAR) could divide the country along religious and ethnic lines and...
View ArticleUN authorises French, African troops in Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday authorised French and African troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) to use force to protect civilians, imposed an arms...
View Article>UN Security Council faces vote on CAR violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to authorize increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic, which has seen an...
View ArticleUN OKs military action in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council has authorized increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic. The council unanimously approved a...
View ArticleClashes in Central African Republic as French gear up for major intervention
French foreign minister says 1,200 soldiers to be deployed, joining 600 troops already in situ, as capital sees worst fighting in months Soldiers patrol a street in Bangui, the capital of the Central...
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