Thirty Killed in Seleka Rebel Attack
- Thirty people were killed and fifty-seven others were wounded during an attack on refugees by Seleka militia in the north of Central African Republic (Reuters)
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Conflict in the Central African Republic
Head of Central African Republic Armed Forces Assassinated
- Marcel Mombeka, head of the country’s armed forces was shot twice in his car in the PK5 neighborhood of Bangui. The minister of public security, Jean Serge Bokassa, denounced what he called acts to destabilize the nation, warning “they will not go unpunished” (Guardian)
Violence Kills Twenty in Central African Republic
- According to a local radio station, at least twenty people have been killed in fighting between ex-Seleka and anti-balaka forcesm in Ndomete and Kaga-Bandoro (Associated Press)
UN Troops Detain Ten Ex-Rebels in CAR
- After a tense standoff with heavily-armed men in central CAR, UN troops successfully detained ten suspects while also recovering a substantial quantity of weapons and munitions (UN)
UN to Continue Peacekeeping Amid French Withdrawal
- The UN Security Council voted to direct peacekeepers in the Central African Republic to support the newly elected government. As France prepares to end its military mission in the country, the UN adopted a French-drafted resolution to extend MINUSCA (AFP)
EU Military Training Mission Launches in Central African Republic
- The European Union began a two-year military training operation in Bangui, with the aim of modernizing the country’s armed forces and advising its defense ministry (European Council)
France to End Military Operations in CAR
- France announced plans to end military operations and withdraw all its troops from the Central African Republic by October 2016. Operation Sangaris was launched in October 2013 in an effort to quell fighting between Christian and Muslim militias (News24)
Increased Rebel Fighting Amid United Nations Warning
- Fighting between rival rebel factions has left at least ten dead and twenty-five injured in Central African Republic, police said. This upsurge in violence comes in the wake of warnings from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stressing the necessity to disarm remaining militia groups (AFP)
Central African Republic Election
- President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term, according to preliminary results released from CAR’s December 28 election (Reuters)
- In 2023, he oversaw changes to the constitution to end presidential term limits (RFI)
- The country’s main opposition boycotted the December vote, calling it unfair (BBC)