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French Sangaris troops patrol in an armored personnel carrier (APC) as a schoolboy passes by, in Bangui, the Central African capital, on July 13, 2014. (AFP Photo/Pacome Pabandji)

Central African leader appeals for ceasefire as talks open in Congo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2014 | World

Reuters, Brazzaville—The Central African Republic’s interim president appealed on Monday to Muslim Seleka rebels and ‘anti-balaka’ Christian militia to agree a ceasefire at the start of talks in the neighboring Congo Republic. The three-day forum in...

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Violence killed more than 1,000 people in Bangui alone in a matter of days in December. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Witnesses: 9 more killed in C. African Republic

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 9, 2014 | World

Bangui, AP—Raging violence in Central African Republic’s capital, including mob attacks and an apparent assassination attempt targeting the lawless country’s former justice minister, killed at least nine people over the weekend, witnesses and officials...

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The mayor of Bangui, Catherine Samba-Panza, waves to National Transitional Council (CNT) members after being elected interim president of the Central African Republic on January 20, 2014, in Bangui. (AFP Photo/Issouf Sanogo)

Central African Republic chooses mayor as new leader

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2014 | World

Bangui, AP—Members of a national transitional council chose the female mayor of the Central African Republic’s capital to lead the country out of chaos on Monday, as a top UN official urged the international community to keep the nation from “crossing the...