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20222
  • Conflicts in the Lake Chad Basin, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the northwest and southwest regions of Cameroon persisted in 2022 and in the central Sahel deteriorated further. (unicef.org)
  • In August 2022, the government enacted a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, drafted with support from international organizations, Law 22015 "On Combating Trafficking in Persons in the Central African Republic," which strengthened existing criminal provisions within the penal code, as well as included new provisions on victim protection and prevention efforts. (state.gov)
20231
  • November 2, 2023: In the Central African Republic (CAR) Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) rebels killed at least five civilians when they attacked the town of Moyenne Sido (northern CAR near the border with Chad). (strategypage.com)
Cameroon9
Bangui11
  • 7 Pope Francis arrives in Bangui, Central African Republic, on the third leg of his trip to Africa. (voanews.com)
  • People angered by an attack on a church in central Bangui hold a sign (L) reading "No! (telegraph.co.uk)
  • France and the African Union have deployed 7,000 troops in CAR, but this force has failed to prevent over a million people from being driven from their homes, including most of the Muslims of Bangui. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • BANGUI, Central African Republic, Dec 10 (UNHCR) - Three years after the start of the current wave of violence and persecution in Central African Republic, insecurity and human rights abuses remain rife, with minorities at particular risk. (unhcr.org)
  • Nairobi) -At least 100 people have died in brutal sectarian violence around the Muslim enclave of Kilomètre 5 in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic , since September 25, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
  • The Muslim enclave of Kilomètre 5 has become the fault line of the bloody sectarian violence gripping Bangui," said Lewis Mudge , Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
  • Pope Francis is to visit Bangui on his first trip to Africa. (hrw.org)
  • BANGUI: About 7,400 people have been forced to flee their homes as fighting raged between rival militias in northwest Central African Republic, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. (arabnews.com)
  • UN forces from Rwanda patrol the streets of Bangui, Central African Republic. (arabnews.com)
  • BANGUI: The UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic is requesting about 750 more troops to help fill a "security vacuum" worsened by the withdrawal of US special forces as violence surges again, according to a confidential cable obtained by The Associated Press. (arabnews.com)
  • by Institut Pasteur (Bangui), Central African Republic. (who.int)
Congo-Brazzaville1
  • Mr. Adandé is President of the Development Bank of the Central African States (DBCAS) based in Congo-Brazzaville since January 2010. (imf.org)
Regions2
  • Addressing a meeting of security ministers from countries of the Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO), INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock said: "In the face of global threats, Central Africa is impacted like other regions on the continent or around the world. (interpol.int)
  • In the face of global threats, Central Africa is impacted like other regions on the continent or around the world. (interpol.int)
Republic's3
  • But it also presents the Central African Republic's new government and its international partners an important opportunity to prosecute alleged crimes committed by Bozizé and his supporters and end the widespread impunity that marks the country's current crisis. (hrw.org)
  • When the French finally withdrew, in 1958, a former priest, Bartholemy Boganda, became the Central African Republic's first independent leader. (newint.org)
  • These data summarize vaccine introduction status in Central African Republic's in the national immunization programme. (who.int)
CEMAC3
  • He said for the new visa-free policy to be fully effective, the heads of state have authorized the Development Bank of Central African States to pay $2 million as part of the debt they owe the International Police Organization so that they can help secure the borders of CEMAC. (voanews.com)
  • She is directly overseeing the Department's work and policy priorities on a number of Southern and Central African countries, including South Africa and the CEMAC. (imf.org)
  • In her earlier tenure in the African Department (2004-2007) Ms. Gulde was mission chief for the two monetary unions (WAEMU and CEMAC) and coordinated the department's financial sector work. (imf.org)
Chad5
20172
  • In November 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with CDC, hosted an informal consultation on monkeypox with researchers, global health partners, ministries of health, and orthopoxvirus experts to review and discuss human monkeypox in African countries where cases have been recently detected and also identify components of surveillance and response that need improvement. (cdc.gov)
  • This BR 1 to SO 200997 seeks to extend and augment Logistics Cluster and Emergency Telecommunications Cluster activities in the Central African Republic (CAR) from April 1 2017 to June 30 2017. (wfp.org)
West23
  • The West African Sao civilization flourished from ca. the 6th century BCE to as late as the 16th century CE in northern Central Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Kanuri people of West Africa led by the Sayfuwa migrated to the west and south of the lake, where they established the Bornu Empire. (wikipedia.org)
  • Created as a result of the regionalization and decentralization process initiated by the IUCN Secretariat in 2006, PACO was born from the merger of the Central Africa and West Africa programs. (iucn.org)
  • first through several national offices in West Africa, then a Regional Office for Central Africa (BRAC) in 1995, and a Regional Office for West Africa (BRAO) in 1997. (iucn.org)
  • In 2006, IUCN's administrative reorganization process to reconfigure the Regional Offices in Africa and West Asia led to the merger of BRAC and BRAO into a single program in 2008: PACO (Central and West Africa Program). (iucn.org)
  • Major humanitarian crises continue to unfold across West and Central Africa, with devastating consequences for children and communities. (unicef.org)
  • This appeal also includes UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office support to all countries in the region for enhanced emergency preparedness and response in the nutrition, health, WASH, child protection, education and social protection sectors. (unicef.org)
  • Seven countries in the West and Central Africa region are in the top 10 countries where children are most affected by climate change worldwide. (unicef.org)
  • The humanitarian strategy of the UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is grounded in UNICEF's mandate to realize the rights of every child. (unicef.org)
  • Human monkeypox is a viral zoonosis that occurs in West Africa and Central Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Nigeria is currently experiencing the largest documented outbreak of human monkeypox in West Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • With 80 confirmed cases, Nigeria is currently experiencing the largest documented outbreak of human monkeypox in West Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • West African countries will not be left behind and will need to deepen reforms and attract the necessary investments for increased digitalization of services, an essential condition for strong, resilient, green economic growth and quality job creation. (worldbank.org)
  • Although the challenges are not to be underestimated, this potential allows us to hope that West and Central Africa will accelerate the digitalization of its economy. (worldbank.org)
  • Many West and central African countries have been facing four main challenges: low network coverage and quality, high operating costs, barriers to market entry, lack of competition, and high operating and investment risks. (worldbank.org)
  • With acts of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea representing some 20 per cent of all global piracy attacks in 2015, INTERPOL is currently implementing Project Agwe in Central and West Africa to enhance the capacity of police to investigate maritime crimes. (interpol.int)
  • Elsewhere in Africa, earlier this year drugs, criminals, guns and gold were intercepted in Operation Adwenpa, an INTERPOL border operation in West Africa, with security checks conducted against its databases. (interpol.int)
  • Central African bloc ECCAS has suspended Gabon's membership, but has so far stopped short of imposing sanctions in response to the non-violent military ouster of President Ali Bongo - West and Central Africa's eighth coup in three years. (yahoo.com)
  • It also encouraged close coordination between the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Sahel and the Secretary-General's Special Representatives for West and Central Africa. (securitycouncilreport.org)
  • The United States experienced a monkeypox outbreak in 2003 with 47 confirmed and probable cases, attributed to a shipment of wild animals from West Africa to the United States. (medscape.com)
  • The risk of infection is highest in the rainforests of West and Central Africa and during the rainy season, when the deerfly (or mango fly or mangrove fly, as they are commonly known) are most prevalent. (medscape.com)
  • Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brucellosis is a neglected endemic zoonosis in West and Central Africa . (bvsalud.org)
Equatorial Guinea4
  • MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock has said that regional law enforcement cooperation in Central Africa is interconnected with security efforts across Africa and beyond. (interpol.int)
  • Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue officially opened the meeting of security ministers from countries of the Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO). (interpol.int)
  • INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock addressing the meeting of security ministers from countries of the Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO) in Equatorial Guinea. (interpol.int)
  • Speaking at a meeting of security ministers from countries of the Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO) which was officially opened by Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, the Head of INTERPOL said crimes in one region can affect other parts of Africa and outside the continent, and vice versa. (interpol.int)
Region5
  • Around 2500 BCE, Bantu migrants had reached the Great Lakes Region in Central Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • While African countries have also experienced rapid cyber transition, criminal networks in the region have exploited this evolution to commit a range of crimes. (interpol.int)
  • Arnaud Dornel is Lead Financial Sector Specialist in the Africa Region of the World Bank, which he rejoined end 2012. (imf.org)
  • They had spent three days on the road, hiding in the bush at night and feeding on mangoes, after the fighting finally reached their village in the Ndélé region of north-east Central African Republic. (unhcr.org)
  • This was a VTC on the Central African region convened on 12 June. (securitycouncilreport.org)
20301
  • According to a World Bank/UN Broadband Commission report, it is estimated that the cost of closing this digital divide by 2030 in Africa alone will be US $100 billion. (worldbank.org)
Eleven1
  • These eleven countries are members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). (wikipedia.org)
Gabon2
  • In 1910 it was joined with Gabon and the Middle Congo to become French Equatorial Africa. (infoplease.com)
  • Prior to this, Mr. Adande was Deputy National Director at the Bank of the Central African States (BEAC) in Libreville, Gabon. (imf.org)
Search1
  • Results of search for 'su:{Central African Republic. (who.int)
Countries6
  • Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spillover effects of the central Sahel crisis into neighbouring countries (particularly Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo) are creating additional humanitarian needs. (unicef.org)
  • TRAFFIC, through the USAID-funded Wildlife Trafficking Response Assessment and Priority Setting (Wildlife TRAPS) Project, the French Government and WWF, has released a new report, Ivory Markets in Central Africa , which reveals how weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are undermining the control of elephant ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa. (worldwildlife.org)
  • Spread across the heart of Africa, the landlocked, forested Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the remotest and least-known countries on Earth. (newint.org)
  • Africa is committed to fighting terrorism and organized crime, and it is for this very reason that collaboration with INTERPOL is crucial for the national security of African countries," said Equatorial Guinea's General Director of National Security, and incoming CAPCCO Chair, José Ondo Ondo Nchama. (interpol.int)
  • The Central African Republic - one of the poorest countries in the world - has been mired in a deadly conflict since 2013. (arabnews.com)
Genotypes2
  • Diffusion of high-yielding and nutritious genotypes could alleviate food and nutritional security in Central Africa. (nature.com)
  • Intron 22 inversion (inv22) may account for 45% of all cases of severe haemophilia A. Haemophilia A is underdiagnosed in South Africa (SA), and owing to limited resources the genotypes of most haemophilia A patients are unknown.Objectives. (bvsalud.org)
Population5
  • Just before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck, just over half of the world's population approximately (51%) had access to the internet compared with just 30% in Western and Central Africa. (worldbank.org)
  • Population 471, the town is now just 5% African American. (latimes.com)
  • The 2016 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Central African Republic notes that 50% of the population of 4.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. (wfp.org)
  • To screen the haemophilia A population in central SA for inv22 using two novel detection methods . (bvsalud.org)
  • The extraction of natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents an opportunity for economic development but also poses a threat to population health through rapid urbanisation and environmental degradation. (lu.se)
Sectarian violence1
  • Hundreds of people have been killed since May and more than half a million people have been displaced as largely sectarian violence moves into parts of Central African Republic that were spared the worst of the fighting that began in 2013. (arabnews.com)
Continent4
  • No other continent depends on cassava to feed as many people as does Africa 2 . (nature.com)
  • The Republic of Central Africa is landlocked country located deep within the African continent. (ezilon.com)
  • The country is almost at the exact centre of the African continent and is landlocked from all sides. (ezilon.com)
  • Background: The African continent hosts many industrial mining projects, and many more are planned due to recent prospecting discoveries and increasing demand for various minerals to promote a low-carbon future. (lu.se)
UNHCR1
  • Since the latest wave of violence erupted mid-January across the border, UNHCR staff in Daha have registered more than 8,000 refugees from the Central African Republic. (unhcr.org)
Nigeria1
19081
  • The town, founded in 1908, was created on the principle that African Americans could own property, run their own town and live peacefully while pursuing the American dream. (latimes.com)
ECCAS1
  • The conference brought together senior policymakers from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), international experts, and representatives from academia and the private sector to discuss options for financing infrastructure development in Central Africa. (imf.org)
Rwanda1
Province1
Crimes2
  • An international arrest warrant issued by Central African authorities in 2013 accuses Bozizé of "crimes against humanity and incitement of genocide. (hrw.org)
  • Impunity for serious crimes in the Central African Republic has led to repeated cycles of violence over more than two decades. (hrw.org)
Libreville1
  • LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera held closed-door talks with Gabon's junta-appointed leader in Libreville on Tuesday in the wake of the main regional bloc's condemnation of the Aug. 30 coup. (yahoo.com)
Implementation1
  • The meeting record is on the Secretary-General's semi-annual report on the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the implementation of the UN's regional strategy to combat the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). (securitycouncilreport.org)
Global2
  • L'objectif global du projet est d'atteindre une protection intégrée de la diversité et des écosystèmes fragiles de Mangrove en Afrique de l'Ouest et leur résilience renforcée aux changements climatiques. (iucn.org)
  • Its production is estimated at 178 million tons-61% of global production-produced annually in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 3 . (nature.com)
Regional Office2
Country10
  • Pope Francis calls for unity in the Central African Republic and for people to not allow religious differences to divide them as he makes a visit Sunday to the country that for years has been torn by a conflict between Christian and Muslim militants. (voanews.com)
  • Review the Country Security Report for Central African Republic (CAR). (state.gov)
  • For information concerning travel to the Central African Republic, including information about the location of the U.S. Embassy, the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, entry/exit requirements, safety and security, crime, medical facilities and health information, traffic safety, road conditions and aviation safety, please see country-specific information for the Central African Republic. (state.gov)
  • In a country in which less than 2% of farmers are African American, Hutson hopes to provide a boost to this once-thriving town. (latimes.com)
  • Last week, former Central African Republic president Francois Bozizé returned to the country after more than six years in exile. (hrw.org)
  • Bozizé fled the Central African Republic in March 2013 as the Seleka, a mostly Muslim rebel coalition from the northeast, took control of the country amid widespread abuse. (hrw.org)
  • We hope that Country Calling Codes has been helpful in finding the South African calling code to make your international call from Central African Republic to Somarobogo, South Africa. (countrycallingcodes.com)
  • Central Africa Republic Facts and Country Information. (ezilon.com)
  • Central African Republic recorded the best 5 years average growth at +18.7% per year, while Tuvalu was the worst growing country at -20.4% per year. (nationmaster.com)
  • But any request for more resources for the UN mission is challenged by pressure from the Trump administration to cut peacekeeping budgets, even though the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, met with Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera in March and reaffirmed US support for the country. (arabnews.com)
Refugees3
  • Cameroonian Colonel Etienne Detou said they have arrested rebel combatants from the Central African Republic trying to cross disguised as business persons and refugees. (voanews.com)
  • The Central African Republic was convulsed by more religious violence on Thursday after Muslim insurgents raided a church filled with thousands of refugees and killed at least 11 people. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said he wanted to "shine a spotlight on an under-reported emergency" in Central African Republic, which has seen a 37 percent increase in refugees and displaced people in the past three months. (arabnews.com)
Bambari1
Economic4
  • The Central African Economic and Monetary Community reached a key milestone this week. (voanews.com)
  • Deby said the people have rightfully been waiting for strong actions that concretely demonstrate that the integration of central Africa is a reality, which is the main reason the Central African Economic and Monetary Community was created. (voanews.com)
  • Some cite the demographic shifts of African Americans moving to cities, and others the closure of the Allensworth railroad stop, for the economic downfall of the area. (latimes.com)
  • He is doing it to honor his late mother ("the unofficial mayor of Allensworth") and to provide economic opportunity for his African American brothers and sisters. (latimes.com)
Office2
  • INTERPOL's recently opened Special Representative Office to the African Union in Addis Ababa marks a further step in its engagement with Africa and its security needs. (interpol.int)
  • This was a PBC letter of advice to the Security Council for its 8 June briefing on Central Africa and the activities of the UN Office for Central Africa. (securitycouncilreport.org)
People3
  • On October 28, in an effort to halt the violence, the head of the Coordination of Muslim Organizations in the Central African Republic, Ali Ousman, apologized on behalf of the people of Kilomètre 5 for the killings, calling them unjust, and promised to assist in identifying those responsible. (hrw.org)
  • Swift action is needed now to stop the violence and ensure the rights of people in the Central African Republic. (refugeesinternational.org)
  • The internally displaced people in the area of Markounda since late December have faced living conditions that "are extremely difficult,," according to the ICRC, which is working alongside the Central African Red Cross and the NGO Doctors Without Borders. (arabnews.com)
Struggle1
  • For the majority of Central Africans, who are subsistence farmers, life is a physical struggle against a political backdrop of fear. (newint.org)
Kings1
  • For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman collection" should be required viewing for anyone still harboring the notion that African art is either primitive or crude -- or that it represents naive and clumsy attempts to create realistic art. (csmonitor.com)
19101
  • Histoire de la trypanosomiase ou maladie du sommeil en Oubangui-Chari (R.C.A. de 1910 à 1950 / Maurice Saragba. (who.int)
Infection1
  • Human African trypanosomiasis is infection with protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei , transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly. (msdmanuals.com)
Conflict3
  • UNFPA monitors the situation in 48 conflict-affected districts around Central African Republic. (unhcr.org)
  • Since December 2013, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has deteriorated due to widespread sectarian conflict. (wfp.org)
  • Nearly 30,000 vulnerable households will be better equipped to deal with the fragility created by past conflict and the impacts of climate change thanks to a US$29 million project announced today that aims to improve food and nutrition security in four sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic. (ifad.org)
Markets1
  • Before re-joining the African Department in 2012 she held positions in the European and Monetary and Capital Markets Departments. (imf.org)
Bangui's2
  • Do not travel to the Central African Republic (CAR) due to Embassy Bangui's limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens, crime, civil unrest, and kidnapping. (state.gov)
  • Women run most of the stalls in Bangui's central market. (newint.org)
Differences1
Challenges2
  • Other challenges in Central Africa include the exploitation of natural resources and the illicit trafficking of cannabis, minerals, timber and wildlife. (interpol.int)
  • Publications on Africa include among others "The CFA Franc Zone: Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges'' (with H. Tsangarides, eds, 2008) and "Sub Saharan Africa: Financial Sector Challenges" (with C. Pattillo and J, Christensen). (imf.org)
Rebel1
Americas1
  • An American choice: The muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection" consists of 70 outstanding (and not quite so outstanding) paintings, sculptures, and drawings of the 20th century, as well as a number of "primitive" works from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas promised to the Metropolitan by Mrs. Newman. (csmonitor.com)