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Central African transitional parliament chief (CNT) Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet, the head of Central African Republic’s (CAR) transitional assembly, gives a speech at the Gendarmerie headquarters in Bangui, January 13, 2014. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

Central African Republic leader says chaos ‘over’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 13, 2014 | World

Bangui, Central African Republic, AP—The interim leader of the Central African Republic vowed on Monday that the era of anarchy in the tumultuous country was now over, a bold declaration made only days after the man who had seized power in a coup last year stepped...

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Former Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia in the capital, Bangui, on December 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Central African Republic’s capital tense as ex-leader heads into exile

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2014 | World

Bangui, Reuters—Gunfire rang out, mosques were attacked and Muslim-owned shops and houses were looted overnight in the Central African Republic’s capital, and the former president left for exile in Benin after stepping down as part of a drive to restore order....

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Members of the former Central African Armed Forces (FACA) and anti-balaka militian take part in a drill in the suburbs of Bangui, on December 17, 2013. Anti-balaka is the term used to refer to the Christian militias formed in the Central African Republic after the rise to power of Michel Djotodia, leader of the mostly Muslim rebel coalition known as Seleka that overthrew François Bozizée in March 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

Violence returns to Central African Republic after period of calm

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 20, 2013 | World

Bangui, AP—After a period of relative calm, violence flared anew Friday in the Central African Republic with shootouts at checkpoints, the destruction of a mosque and angry demonstrations against Chadian peacekeepers that left at least 30 dead. The impoverished...

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A photograph dated 06 December 2013 and made available by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) on 09 December 2013 shows a French armored vehicle patrolling a road during operation Sangaris, in Central African Republic (EPA/DENNIEL MELANIE/ECPAD).

Two French soldiers die in Central African Republic

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 10, 2013 | World

Bangui, Central African Republic, AP—Two French soldiers have been killed in combat in Central African Republic’s capital, President Francois Hollande’s office announced Tuesday, underscoring the challenges of a new French military intervention in the...

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French troops patrol in an armored vehicle in Bangui, Central African Republic, on December 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun)

France launches mission to halt Central African Republic violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2013 | World

Bangui, Reuters—France launched its second major African intervention in a year on Friday as its troops rushed to the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to stem violence that already claimed over 100 lives this week. France, which stamped out an advance...