Central African Republic

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    UNHCR is broke...
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    'Broke' U.N. agency pleads for help in Central African Republic
    Wed Apr 16, 2014 - Inter-communal violence is tearing Central African Republic apart but the conflict is not getting the attention, or aid, needed to save huge numbers of lives, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
     
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    Muslims get out of the Central African Republic while the gettin's good...
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    1,300 MUSLIMS LEAVE C. AFRICAN REPUBLIC CAPITAL
    Apr 27,`14 -- Heavily armed peacekeepers escorted some of the last remaining Muslims out of Central African Republic's volatile capital on Sunday, trucking more than 1,300 people who for months had been trapped by violent Christian militants.
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    Looting Follows Evacuation of Muslims in CAR
    April 27, 2014 ~ Heavily armed peacekeepers have escorted some of the last remaining Muslims out of Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, trucking more than 1,300 people who for months had been trapped by Christian militants.
     
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    Peacekeepers come under fire in C.A.R....
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    Two killed, six peacekeepers wounded in Central African Republic
    Sat Oct 11, 2014 - Two people were killed in fighting in the capital of Central African Republic and six peacekeepers from Burundi and Cameroon were wounded in an ambush, a spokeswoman for the United Nations mission in the country said on Saturday.
     
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    Prob'ly dem Mooslamics don't want a woman runnin' things...
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    Central African Republic leader leaves UN early due to violence in Bangui
    29 Sept.`15 - Central African Republic's interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, left the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday to return home due to the worst violence in the capital of her country this year, two Western diplomats said.
     
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    Central African Republic heatin' up again...
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    Concerns Grow Over Latest CAR Violence
    September 29, 2015 — U.N. agencies are warning of a resurgence in widespread ethnic and religious fighting in Central African Republic, following the recent outbreak of fighting which has left dozens dead and scores injured in the capital, Bangui.
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    Hundreds of soldiers, militiamen escape from Central African Republic prison
    Sept. 29, 2015 -- Violence that has killed more than 30 people continues in the Central African Republic as hundreds of inmates escaped from a prison in Bangui, the capital.
     
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    Where will these refugees go?
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    5,000 flee Central African Republic camp after rebel attack
    Nov 11,`15 -- U.N. officials say at least five people are dead and thousands have fled a camp for displaced people in Central African Republic after it came under attack by rebel fighters.
     
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    Preliminary results from Sunday's referendum show 90 percent voting yes...
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    Voters in CAR Show Overwhelming Support for New Constitution
    December 17, 2015 - Voters in the Central African Republic appear to have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution aimed at stopping more than three years of violence between Muslims and Christians.
     
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    Vote count halted to prevent unrest after fraud alleged...
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    C. African Republic candidates call for halt to vote count
    Jan 4,`16 -- Counting of Central African Republic's national elections must stop, about two-thirds of the 30 presidential candidates said Monday, alleging fraud.
     
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    The blue beret or the blue helmet is supposed to represent hope...
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    Fresh allegations of sexual abuse made against UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic
    Tuesday 5th January, 2016 -- The United Nations is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and other misconduct by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), this time by forces under the world body"s flag, the top UN official there said today, as further steps are being put in place to combat the scourge.
     
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    Rebels raidin' aid reserves in C.A.R....
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    Gunmen loot aid compounds in Central African Republic
    Saturday 20th May, 2017 - Gunmen have looted humanitarian compounds as fighting grips the Central African Republic town of Bria, while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby UN peacekeeping base, authorities said.
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    20,000 flee latest fighting in Central African Republic
    May 19,`17 -- Gunmen looted humanitarian compounds as fighting gripped the Central African Republic town of Bria while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby U.N. peacekeeping base, authorities said Friday.
     
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    Central African Republic Continues to Deteriorate...
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    UN: Conditions in Central African Republic Continue to Deteriorate
    October 17, 2017 — The United Nations reports conditions in Central African Republic have continued to deteriorate since a serious outbreak of inter-communal violence in mid-May between the Muslim Seleka and largely Christian anti-Balaka armed groups.
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    Many More Refugees Flee CAR Violence to Cameroon
    October 07, 2017 — U.N. aid agencies are struggling to meet the needs of refugees in eastern Cameroon as multitudes flee the renewed violence in neighboring Central African Republic. The population of the Gado refugee camp has exploded from just 1,000 refugees in January to 25,000 today.
     
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    Rape as a weapon of war...
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    Militia commits mass rape: MSF
    Sat, Mar 10, 2018 - PEACE AND STABILITY: Gabon is to withdraw its soldiers from a UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, despite a surge in violence that started in 2016
     
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    New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof draws ire for his Op-ed...
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    'Times' Column Is Slammed For Its Portrayal Of Central African Republic
    March 30, 2018 - The column was supposed to draw attention to a crisis in a country that Americans don't often hear about in the media: the Central African Republic.
     

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