JEAN FERNAND KOENA

Associated Press
An arial view of Bangui, Central African Republic, is seen on March. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
Missing Central African Republic soldiers were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries, advocates allege
Human rights advocates and politicians from the region say Russian mercenaries are believed to be behind the disappearance of two soldiers in Central African Republic.
 
Officials say a rebel attack in Central African Republic has killed several soldiers
A rebel group has killed at least five soldiers in Central African Republic. That’s according to an army official and city councilor who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
 
Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town
Authorities say gunmen in Central African Republic have killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their clients near the central diamond mining town of Bria.
 
FILE - Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox are seen from a cooler at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% in the last year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available
African health officials say mpox cases have surged by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of treatments or vaccines on the continent.
 
Central African Republic government suspends Chinese mining company for alleged ties to armed groups
The government of the Central African Republic has suspended a Chinese mining company’s operations in the country over alleged ties to armed militias.
 
Central African Republic accuses a European NGO worker arrested last week of spying
Authorities in the Central African Republic are investigating a European aid worker who was arrested last week in a restive area of the country on spying charges.
 
FILE- President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, Jan. 8, 2013. An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the country’s exiled former Bozize for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Court in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abuses
A spokesperson for an internationally backed court in the Central African Republic says the panel has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses.
 
At least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say
Witnesses in Central African Republic say that at least 20 people have drowned after a ferry sank in the capital.
 
A 39-year-old security guard stands on the doorway at a clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers.
 
Central African Republic says 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups there
The government in Central African Republic says about 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in the country more than a decade after civil war broke out.
 
At least 20 villagers are killed during a rebel attack in northern Central African Republic
 
Central African Republic validates vote for new constitution that increases the president’s control
The Central African Republic has voted in favor of adopting a new constitution. The country’s high court announced Monday that it had validated the results of a national referendum proposed by the ruling party.
 
Armed men in Central African Republic fatally shoot 13 and wound 2 in northern village
Local officials say that unidentified armed men killed 13 people and wounded two in a northern village in the mineral-rich but impoverished Central African Republic.
 
In this image taken from video, a man casts his vote in Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday July 30, 2023. The Central African Republic went to the polls on Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which would remove presidential term limits. (AP Photo)
Constitutional referendum to remove presidential term limits divides Central African Republic
The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which could remove presidential term limits.
 
FILE - Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali, in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2020. The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses. That dynamic is not expected to change now that the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been exiled to Belarus as punishment for the failed rebellion. Neither Russia nor the African leaders dependent on Wagner’s fighters have any interest in ending their relationships. (AP Photo/File)
Failed Wagner revolt leaves a question in Africa: Will the ruthless mercenaries remain?
The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses.
 
Central African Republic soldiers kill 44 rebels
Central African Republic soldiers killed at least 44 rebel fighters in an offensive against the rebel coalition that has been launching attacks in efforts to overtake the newly reelected president, the government said.
 
Central African Republic declares state of emergency
Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of armed groups seeks to overthrow the newly re-elected President Faustin-Archange Touadera.