At Least Forty Killed During Attack in Alindao
- At least forty-two people were killed last week in a reprisal attack on a Catholic mission in Alindao that was assisting refugees. (Al Jazeera)
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Conflict in the Central African Republic
Russia Signs Military Agreement with CAR
- Defense ministers from Russia and Central African Republic signed the military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of a Moscow arms fair, according to Russian news agencies. A 2013 UN arms embargo on CAR was lifted last year for Russia (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Russian Journalists Killed in Ambush in CAR
- Three Russian journalists investigating the activities of ChVK Vagner, a Russian paramilitary organization with alleged ties to the Kremlin, were killed in an ambush in the Central African Republic earlier this week (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Armed Groups Increasingly Attack Aid Workers in Central African Republic
- The United Nations reported that attacks on aid workers in the Central African Republic, including armed robberies, murder, and kidnapping, are on the rise (Reuters)
Death Toll Rises After CAR Church Attack
- President Faustin-Archange Touadera declared three days of national mourning after an armed group attacked a church in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, earlier this week. Several people were killed in reprisal attacks at mosques and health centers, bringing the death toll to nineteen (Associated Press)
UN Rejects Civilian Death Charges in CAR
- Protestors yesterday laid the bodies of seventeen people they say were civilians killed by UN peacekeepers in front of UN offices in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui. A UN spokesperson said the dead were members of a criminal gang, who were killed after attacking peacekeepers and CAR soldiers earlier this week after an operation was launched to disarm the self-styled Muslim militia in the Bangui’s PK5 neighborhood (BBC)
Security Council Renews Arms Embargo on CAR
- The UN Security Council unanimously passed a France-sponsored resolution yesterday to renew an arms embargo on the Central African Republic. The resolution also lays out criteria to impose sanctions on anyone in the country using religion or ethnicity to incite violence (Voice of America)
UN Gives Deadline to Armed Groups in CAR
- The UN Mission in the Central African Republic issued a 48-hour deadline for armed groups in the northern part of the country to clear out, as it looks to secure an area for displaced people to return. Nearly sixty thousand people have fled over the past three weeks, relocating to a nearby town where food and water are now running out (UN News Center)
Attack on Peacekeepers in CAR Kills One
- An insurgent attack on a UN police checkpoint killed on peacekeeper and wounded three others; fourteen peacekeepers have been killed in the Central African Republic in 2017 (Associated Press)
Cameroon Closes Border with CAR
- Cameroon sealed its northern border with the Central African Republic, following escalating violence there (VOA)
UN Reports ‘Early Warnings’ of Genocide in CAR
- The UN humanitarian chief appealed to the Security Council to boost UN peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic, warning of a “deep ethnic cleansing approach” there as conflict between militia groups escalates (Deutsche Welle)
Six Red Cross Volunteers Killed in Central African Republic
- Six Red Cross volunteers were killed while attending a meeting at a health facility in Mbomou province. The circumstances of the killing are unclear (AP)
Aid Agencies Suspend Services in Central African Republic
- Aid agencies in three towns in the Central African Republic have suspended services due to an uptick in violence, leaving tens of thousands of people without necessary food and health care, according to the United Nations (BBC)
Militia Kills Two Moroccan Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
- A suspected anti-Balaka militia killed two UN peacekeepers from Morocco and injured another as they were refilling a town’s water supply (ABC News)
Forty Thousand People Flee Central African Republic Amid New Clashes
- Some forty thousand people have fled their homes amid new clashes between armed groups in the Central African Republic, bringing the total number of displaced to one hundred thousand, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (Al Jazeera)
Human Rights Watch Reports Civilians Targeted in War
- A new Human Rights Watch report released on July 5 says that civilians have been killed with impunity in the conflict between Seleka and anti-balaka forces. (Human Rights Watch)
Deadly Clashes Follow CAR Cease-Fire
- Dozens are believed to have died in clashes in the town of Bria a day after the government and rebel groups announced a peace accord. A group that had signed the deal, the Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic, admitted to taking part in the fighting (Voice of America)
CAR Government, Armed Groups Sign Peace Accord
- The Central African Republic’s government and thirteen armed groups signed an accord in Rome to cease hostilities and recognize last year’s election results. The Sant’Egidio Community, a Roman Catholic organization, mediated the deal (Reuters)
More than 115 Bodies Founds in CAR
- The Red Cross said it found 115 bodies in the town of Bangassou following several days of militia attacks (Al Jazeera)
Christian Militias Attack CAR Civilians
- Militias targeting Muslims killed up to thirty civilians and six UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic over the past week. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is “outraged” by the assault, which he said may constitute a war crime (Voice of America)
Central African Republic Receives Military Aid from U.S.
- The United States has begun delivery of nonlethal aid worth $8 million to the Central African Republic’s military, including cargo trucks and communications devices (Voice of America)
French Prosecutor Says Insufficient Evidence for CAR Sexual Abuse Claims
- A Paris prosecutor’s office said it did not find sufficient evidence to press charges against six French UN peacekeepers (BBC) accused of sexually abusing children in the Central African Republic in 2014
Rebel Clashes Kill Eighty-Five
- Clashes between rival rebel groups in Central African Republic killed at least eighty-five people and displaced eleven thousand, the communications minister reported (AP)
France Ends Military Mission in Central African Republic
- France is ending its military mission and withdrawing two thousand troops from the Central African Republic, three years after it intervened to prevent mass killing (BBC)
Three Killed in Anti-UN Riots in Bangui
- Three people were killed and six wounded when UN peacekeepers exchanged fire with armed men during a protest in the city of Bangui against the UN military presence, the local Red Cross reported (Reuters)