ARTICLES RELATING TO CENTRAL AFRICA

DRC war persists as UN chief arrives

2013-05-22 20:50

Rockets have land in DRC city of Goma as the UN secretary-general arrives in the capital.

DRC army, rebel clashes continue in Goma

2013-05-21 22:35

Two days of clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace.

Rebels, army clash in DRC's Goma

2013-05-20 12:03

Rebels from the M23 movement and the army are fighting just north of Goma, a regional capital in the DRC that the rebels had occupied briefly in November, both sides say.

Journalist found dead in eastern DRC

2013-05-18 20:30

A journalist has been found dead in eastern DRC as threats to media are on the increase.

Chief insists SANDF will be ready for DRC mission

2013-05-16 18:01

SANDF soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief says.

DRC to create new city - Lumumbaville

2013-05-14 22:07

The DRC is to create the city of Lumumbaville in honour of liberation symbol Patrice Lumumba.

First intervention troops arrive in DRC

2013-05-13 21:47

The first troops belonging to an intervention brigade aimed at taking on armed groups in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have arrived for their mission, a UN official says.

CAR rebels demand payment

2013-05-11 20:25

The Seleka rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president are now demanding that they be paid before they disarm.

CAR child soldier killed by mob

2013-05-10 15:05

The UN children’s agency says a 17-year-old boy who had been twice recruited by rebels was among those stoned to death by a mob in Central African Republic.

SANDF flexes muscles ahead of mission

2013-05-09 22:20
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The air force has showed off its military might with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing" deployment to the eastern DRC.

100s of Congolese flee to Uganda

2013-05-08 19:01

A spokesperson for the UN refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23.

Girls as young as 6 raped by DRC troops

2013-05-08 14:41

DRC troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, in the country’s volatile east after they fled from advancing M23 rebels in late November, a UN report says.

CAR's new ruling body starts work

2013-05-07 22:04

A new transitional ruling body in the unstable Central African Republic has met to work on the means to legislate and to prepare for elections in the wake of a March coup.

In CAR, diamonds are a rebel's best friend

2013-05-07 10:33

Seleka rebels who ousted CAR president are solidifying their control over the country’s lucrative diamond industry and have been selling some of the stones, witnesses say.

DRC intervention brigade must be limited

2013-05-06 22:17

A new UN intervention brigade to be deployed in conflict-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of Congo must carry out only limited strike operations.

CAR to probe Bozize for rights violations

2013-05-04 16:07

The Central African Republic's interim government has opened a probe into human rights abuses committed under ousted president Francois Bozize.

Comoros, DRC discuss coup bid

2013-05-04 11:27

The foreign minister of the Comoros has met DRC’s President Joseph Kabila to discuss the alleged involvement of Congolese nationals in the Indian Ocean state's latest coup attempt.

M23 rebels recruit 59 child soldiers

2013-05-02 22:19

The United Nations says the DRC's M23 rebels have recruited at least 59 child soldiers.

Peace talks in trouble, says DRC's M23

2013-05-02 07:49

The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with DRC’s government, a rebel spokesperson says, increasing fears of renewed violence in the country’s troubled east.

Soldier wounded in CAR dies in hospital

2013-04-30 21:38

A soldier injured on deployment to the Central African Republic has died in hospital, the SA National Defence Force says.

DRC rebels training to face UN force

2013-04-29 20:28

The M23 rebel group in eastern DRC say hundreds of its commanders were undergoing special training to face an offensive by a newly-formed UN combat force.

No policy change on CAR - Zuma

2013-04-28 21:28

South Africa’s foreign policy regarding the embattled Central African Republic remains unchanged, says President Jacob Zuma.

No new mission to CAR - Motlanthe

2013-04-24 20:19

South Africa will not redeploy troops to the Central African Republic, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.

Central African Republic aid suspended

2013-04-23 21:37

The European Union will not restore its more than $200m aid programme to the Central African Republic until the country re-establishes the rule of law.

Leaders beg Zuma to redeploy troops

2013-04-22 10:34
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Economic Community of Central African States leaders have begged President Jacob Zuma to redeploy South African troops to the Central African Republic.

 

Fighting flares in DRC ahead of Ban visit

2013-05-22 13:21

Fresh fighting has erupted between the army and rebels in the eastern DRC ahead of a visit by the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the troubled country.

6 dead in latest CAR clash

2013-05-20 18:06

At least six people have died and several other were injured in fighting between military police and Seleka rebels in CAR at the weekend, a military police official says.

West concerned about South Sudan

2013-05-19 12:24

Major Western nations are "deeply disturbed" about the abuse and killing of civilians and the looting of property in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state.

20+ killed in DRC mine collapse

2013-05-17 08:04

The DRC government says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province.

SA Army's financial woes

2013-05-16 13:56
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Budgetary constraints have crippled the SA Army in its attempts to fulfil national and international obligations, army chief Lieutenant General Vusimuzi Masondo says.

DRC province in push to save child soldiers

2013-05-14 08:57

Desperate to save children from being used as soldiers in the DRC, residents of the notorious "Triangle of Death" have taken matters into their own hands.

Gabon: 1000s march against killings

2013-05-11 22:43

Thousands of Gabonese people have marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be used in amulets to bring good luck.

CAR rebels went on rampage, body claims

2013-05-10 22:12

Ex-rebel fighters loyal to the new leader of Central African Republic went on a rampage after toppling the former president, executing opponents, raping women and looting homes, Human Rights Watch says.

CAR elephants threatened

2013-05-09 22:21

Cites fears a possible massacre of Central African Republic elephants after poaching reports.

Dozens kidnapped in M23 fief in DRC

2013-05-09 07:57

Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern DRC by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, says a community leader.

Congo blast suspects held 'illegally'

2013-05-08 14:41

A lawyer representing 26 suspects held over last year's deadly blasts at a Congo munitions dump has accused authorities of keeping his clients in illegal detention by delaying their trial.

Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DRC

2013-05-08 09:37

Attackers have killed a Pakistan peacekeeper in an ambush in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says.

Zuma wants African intervention brigade

2013-05-07 14:28

The African Union needs a stronger military capacity to respond to instability on the continent, President Jacob Zuma has said after meeting his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan.

DRC named worst place to be mother

2013-05-07 09:16

The DRC has displaced fellow African nation Niger to gain the inevitable distinction of being the worst place in the world to be a mother, according to a report.

DRC rebels prepare to face UN force

2013-05-06 15:32

Rebels in the DRC are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new UN force which has a mandate to go on the offensive.

Special fund system for CAR

2013-05-04 11:36

CAR’s neighbours have gathered at a summit in Brazzaville proposed the creation of a special fund to stem smouldering post-coup unrest and plan elections next year.

Poverty soars in CAR

2013-05-04 09:33

Oils, soap and smoked fish may have returned to Bangui's colourful market stalls, but underneath the luring smells and lively buzz of haggling vendors, the tills ring empty.

Several dead in foiled Chad coup plot

2013-05-02 18:52

Several police have been killed and at least a dozen have been injured in a gunfight linked to a foiled plot to destabilise Chad, police say.

Zuma heads to CAR meeting

2013-05-01 23:10

President Jacob Zuma and International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane are to attend a meeting about the Central African Republic in the Congo.

DRC's M23 threatens new UN brigade

2013-04-30 14:32

Rebels in eastern DRC warn they’re getting ready to fight against a new United Nations brigade due to arrive in the coming months.

Germany lauds SA's role in Africa

2013-04-29 16:28

Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle has lauded South Africa for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.

SA, CAR relations personalised - PM

2013-04-28 17:05

Ousted CAR president Francois Bozize personalised the bilateral relationship between his country and South Africa, his Prime Minister, Nicolas Tiangaye, has said.

Don't twist CAR deployment - minister

2013-04-23 22:27

Opposition parties have been accused of seeking to score political points from the death of South African soldiers in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic rebels want pay

2013-04-22 21:50

Hundreds of rebels who helped overthrow the former president of Central African Republic are gathering in the capital to be sure their demands are met by the new leader.

SA troops may return to CAR

2013-04-21 07:40

A decision on whether South African soldiers would be redeployed to the Central African Republic as peacekeepers will be made later this week, according to a report.

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