by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2017 | World
Kinshasa- Suspected Christian militiamen killed two Moroccan peacekeepers from the United Nations mission in Central African Republic on Tuesday, the mission said, in the second deadly attack on Moroccan forces this week. The peacekeepers were ambushed by suspected...
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...
by Hatim Betioui | Jun 20, 2014 | World
Dakar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Senegalese President Macky Sall has warned that Africa is facing a mounting terrorism crisis, particularly citing the threat of militant group Boko Haram, saying that the continent is in the “heart of the storm.” Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2014 | World
United Nations, AP—The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a nearly 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping force for Central African Republic, which has been torn by mounting violence between Christians and Muslims. The 10,000 UN troops and 1,800 police will take...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2014 | World
Bangui, Reuters—A top UN official warned on Wednesday of “ethnic–religious cleansing” in the Central African Republic, as peacekeepers uncovered a mass grave at a military camp occupied by Muslim Seleka rebels in the capital Bangui. The atrocity is the...