Africa Central African Republic A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic has convicted three militiamen of crimes against humanity and sentenced them to spend from 20 years to life in prison
Africa Central African Republic Central African President Touadéra and his Rwandan counterpart Kagame have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, with CAR receiving military support for training and strengthening soldiers
Africa Central African Republic The country has adopted a new law protecting the rights of people with HIV; associations and civil society had been calling for a substantial revision of the regulations since 2006
Africa Central African Republic According to the UN department coordinating humanitarian affairs, more than 80.000 people have been affected by floods in Central Africa since June and the rainy season is not over yet
Africa Central African Republic Constitutional Court invalidated presidential decree setting up a committee to draft a new constitution, following an appeal by opposition, which accuses President Touadéra of wanting to modify the text in order to run for a third term
Africa Central African Republic Monday's cabinet meeting focused on the water, electricity and petroleum products sectors and the government's efforts in these areas were presented
Africa Central African Republic A committee was set up to draft a new constitution, as recently decided by President Faustin Archange Touadéra; the current constitution prohibits the head of state from running for a third term
Africa Central African Republic The Koudoukou primary school, located in Bangui's 3rd district, now has two water wells available for the students and residents of the surrounding neighbourhoods after the construction was financed by MINUSCA
Africa Central African Republic The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and the Central African Armed Forces decided to strengthen their coordination in relation to patrols to protect the civilian population in the south of the country
Africa Central African Republic Switzerland will open a cooperation office in the country, becoming one of the very few western governments with a local representation
Africa Central African Republic A report by the Ohchr says a total of 245 women and girls suffered sexual violence from Dec 2020 to early March 2022 in the prefectures of Mbomou and Haute-Kotto; the figure is considered hugely underestimated by the ONGs working on field
Africa Central African Republic President Touadera received Italian diplomats as Italy formally asked the Central African Republic to support its bid to host the Universal Expo 2030
Africa Central African Republic The country officially launched its own cryptocurrency, the Sango, and the future 'first African crypto-hub' with 'zero taxation', two months after making its country the second in the world to adopt bitcoin as its official currency