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The horrendous conditions of poverty, war and disease faced by the populations of Central Africa has given rise to bizarre and terrifying armed groups involved in barbarous and inhuman activities.
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The situation in the Central African Republic becomes more dire as thousands flee the widespread lawlessness that has followed the recent rebel victory.
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The Obama administration Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the "arrest, transfer or conviction" of the Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony, his top aides and a Rwandan rebel leader accused of war crimes.
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Alleged use of child soldiers by rebel coalition Seleka in Central African Republic is making the headlines as South African soldiers are reporting what they witnessed in Bangui.
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The deposed president of the Central African Republic, who fled the capital Bangui as rebels seized control of the presidential palace on Saturday, has taken refuge in neighboring Cameroon.
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After seizing the capital, Bangui, in the Central African Republic, the leader of the rebels announced that a new power-sharing government will be established.
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Rebels in the Central African Republic are now reported to have seized the presidential palace after heavy fighting. Residents reported that gunfire could be heard in a number of parts of the city and that there was extensive looting of businesses.
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The president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozize, has fled the capital, Bangui, after rebels of the Seleka coalition entered the city and clashed with members of an African peacekeeping force.
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Rebels in the Central African Republic have now advanced to within 75km of the capital, Bangui, according to recent reports. The United Nations is evacuating all non-essential staff from the country as the situation deteriorates.
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A newly released Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, entitled "This Old Man Can Feed Us, You Will Marry Him:’ Child and Forced Marriage in South Sudan," calls on the government of South Sudan to adopt measures to protect girls from child marriage.
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For years the existence of the African forest elephant has been under threat and now an alarming new report shows just how endangered they are. The report says that the elephants face the threat of extinction and possibly within a decade.
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On Sunday, the Central African Republic’s (CAR) Prime Minister, Nicolas Tiangaye, unveiled a national unity government as part of a power-sharing agreement with the Seleka rebel coalition.
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Bangui -
Representatives of the Central African Republic (CAR) government and rebel groups have agreed to a one-week truce, with the rebels demanding the CAR's president, Francois Bozize, step down, and that South African troops leave.
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South Africa has deployed 400 soldiers to the troubled Central African Republic, where a rebellion threatens to overthrow the elected government.
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The Seleka rebel coalition in the Central African Republic (CAR) seized the city of Sibut, continuing its rapid advance to Bangui, the capital city.
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In its offensive against President Francois Bozize, the Seleka rebel coalition in the Central African Republic (CAR) has seized the key city of Bambari on Sunday, situated at a crossroads between diamond mining sites and routes to the east.
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Major General Caesar Acellam Otto, one of the highest-ranking members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been captured by Ugandan security forces who then flew him to the headquarters of forces fighting the LRA in South Sudan.
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U.S. special forces, in collaboration with Central African Republic troops and Ugandan soldiers, have intensified search for LRA leader Joseph Kony, believed to be hiding somewhere deep in the forest of the Central African Republic, north of Obo.
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Scientists have made a breakthrough in research to develop a stable vaccine that can be stockpiled for use by humans against the deadly Ebola virus. Scientists at the Arizona State University successfully immunized mice against a deadly form of Ebola.
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Leanne Freeman, 23, is Toronto's latest murder victim, and was shot in the head early yesterday morning. Police are wondering who pulled the trigger.
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