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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)
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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
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...Caption:
An African Union soldier stands guard at a humanitarian aid distribution center at the airport outside the capital Bangui January 8, 2014 (REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun).
Central African leader faces pressure to quit at Thursday summit
N’djamena/Paris, Reuters—The Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia will face pressure to step down at a summit of regional leaders on Thursday amid frustration at his failure to quell his country’s religious violence. Political...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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).