Zentralafrikanische Republik
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MICOPAX
Mission de Consolidation de la Paix en Centrafrique (Sonstige)
Beginn: 07/08
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UN Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (UN-Peacebuilding)
Beginn: 02/00
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Central African Republic gets help to fight rebels (20.11.2006)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) A six-member regional grouping is to give its multinational force in the Central African Republic (CAR) powers to step in and fight rebels who have seized several towns in the northeast of the country. Gabonese President Omar Bongo said in a statement on Saturday that the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) had 'acceded to a request from the Central African Republic authorities to intervene in securising conflict zones'. 'The force in the Central African Republic will intervene, and this intervention is imminent,' a Gabonese diplomat said speaking on condition of anonymity.
Central Africa's Bozize asks EU to push for UN troops (17.11.2006)
(Quelle: Reuters AlertNet) Central African Republic President Francois Bozize asked for European Union help on Friday in pressuring the United Nations to provide protective forces to block cross-border attacks. 'My country has had to face, for the last 15 days, an attack characterised by the violation of its territorial sovereignty, by the occupation of cities in the northeast by a band of non-identified assailants that want to impose on us a rebellion from abroad,' Bozize told a conference in Brussels.
CAR hails French pledge on rebels (14.11.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) The Central African Republic (CAR) government says it is satisfied after France promised to help it against rebels, who have made recent advances. A French spokesman said it would provide logistics and intelligence to government forces. A rebel spokesman, however, said France was not helping the CAR people, merely President Francois Bozize, who seized power in a 2003 coup. The rebels have seized two towns during a two-week long offensive. They are reported to be near the mining town of Bria, some 600 kilometres (375 miles) north-east of the capital, Bangui.
Help us kick rebels out of town, Bozize urges France (09.11.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Central African Republic (CAR) President Francois Bozize has renewed his call to France to help his government repulse a rebel coalition that has captured the northern town of Birao. 'We cannot understand why France is reluctant to help our army; we have signed a defence accord with France and there is no reason for France to stay away when the CAR is attacked by foreign troops,' Bozize said. … Bozize first made his appeal to France on 1 November when he cut short a visit to China upon learning of the fall of Birao. He asked France to provide the government with military support - troops and equipment including jet fighters - for the army to take on the rebels.
CAR rebels vow to resist, will allow relief mission (04.11.2006)
(Quelle: Reuters AlertNet) Rebels who are holding a remote town in northeast Central African Republic vowed on Saturday to resist any government counter-attack, but said they would allow humanitarian workers to travel to the zone. Central African Republic's government says the armed raiders who seized Birao in the Vakaga prefecture on Monday crossed from neighbouring Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region and included Sudanese and Chadian fighters as well as Central Africans. President Francois Bozize's administration has protested to Khartoum and is calling for international peacekeepers to be deployed in the border zone to help contain what it portrays as a dangerous spillover from the conflict in Sudan's Darfur.
Rebels call for dialogue after capturing key town (02.11.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) An alliance of three rebel groups that captured the Central African Republic town of Birao on Monday says it is ready to hold talks with the government to resolve the country's problems and avoid 'useless bloodshed'. 'We want to go to the negotiating table with the ruling regime,' Michel Detodia, leader of the coalition calling itself the Union des forces démocratiques pour le rassemblement (UFDR), said on Thursday from Birao. … The alliance is made up of the Groupe d'action patriotique pour la liberation de Centrafrique (GAPLC), the Mouvement des libérateurs Centrafricains pour la justice (MLCJ) and the Front démocratique Centrafricain (FDC).
Central African Republic accuses Sudan of supporting rebel group (31.10.2006)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The Central African Republic (CAR) accused neighbour Sudan of 'barbarous aggression' Monday, after a recently formed rebel group captured the northern city of Birao, near the Sudanese border. 'Presidential spokesman Cyriaque Gonda said on national radio that 'unidentified assailants' from the western Sudanese region of Darfur had carried out the attack. … Gonda said Sudan was responsible for 'repeated violations' of the border and called on the international community to help restore the 'territorial integrity' of CAR by sending UN peacekeepers to Darfur.
Centrafrique: renforts militaires pour ramener l'ordre à l'intérieur du pays (23.10.2006)
(Quelle: Le Monde) Depuis plus d'un an, la sécurité s'est nettement dégradée dans toute la moitié nord du pays, du fait de la recrudescence des attaques de 'coupeurs de route' et, plus récemment, de raids conduits par des groupuscules rebelles hostiles au président François Bozizé, au pouvoir depuis mars 2003.
Annan calls for extension of UN mission in the Central African Republic, cites insecurity (23.10.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Painting a grim picture of the security and human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and warning that it threatens regional stability, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for the mandate of the UN mission in the country to be extended for another year until the end of 2007. … “The Central African Government has requested the renewal of the mandate of BONUCA (the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in the CAR) for another year,” he says, adding there are “priority areas” for which UN commitment “remains essential to the consolidation of peace in this country.”
Civilians flee clashes in the north (09.10.2006)
(Quelle: Reuters AlertNet) Thousands of people have fled their homes around the town of Wandago in northern Central African Republic over the past three weeks after an outbreak of fighting between government troops and rebels, witnesses said. Humanitarian officials in Bangui said they had reports of people fleeing the conflict, but aid workers were not immediately able to confirm the number of people involved. … Fighting erupted afresh after the army sought to flush out rebels who have been operating in the area since the end of July.
‘Severe’ violence forces almost 250,000 to flee: UN (30.09.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Almost a quarter of a million people in northern parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) have been forced to flee their homes in recent months because of “severe levels of violence” perpetrated by armed groups, including Government soldiers, the top United Nations aid official in the impoverished country said today, warning of the regional impact of this unrest.
Demobilization of last ex-fighters (18.09.2006)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The demobilization of the last fighters who took part in the political-military crises that shook the Central African Republic up to 2003 will begin Monday in Bangui, the defense ministry said. Jean-Francis Bozize, the defense minister, said Sunday in a declaration read on national radio that 2,050 of these 'ex-fighters' would be involved. The demobilization process is due to end on September 30.
Court sentences ex-president Patassé to 20 years' jail (30.08.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Former President Ange-Felix Patassé of the Central African Republic (CAR) has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour and part of a fine of five billion francs CFA (US $10 million) for setting up fake companies. … Patassé is exiled in Togo, West Africa.
L'ex-président centrafricain Patassé condamné à 20 ans de travaux forcés par contumace (29.08.2006)
(Quelle: Le Monde) Le président centrafricain renversé en 2003, Ange-Félix Patassé, et son ex-conseiller Luis Sanchez ont été condamnés par contumace, mardi 29 août, à vingt ans de travaux forcés, soit la peine maximale prévue, pour 'faux et usage de faux'. Selon le verdict rendu en séance publique par la Cour criminelle de Centrafrique, à Bangui, les deux hommes devront également payer 6 millions de francs CFA (9 100 euros) d'amende et verser solidairement 7 milliards de francs CFA (10,7 millions d'euros) de dommages et intérêts à l'Etat centrafricain.
Frankreich aktiv (13.07.2006)
(Quelle: taz) Angesichts der sich ausbreitenden Gewalt in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik will Frankreich jetzt der Regierungsarmee des Landes 'erhebliche logistische Unterstützung und taktische Hilfe' zukommen lassen. Dies erklärte das zentralafrikanische Verteidigungsministerium am Dienstag. Frankreich werde der zentralafrikanischen Armee ein Transportflugzeug zur Verfügung stellen und Offiziere in den zentralafrikanischen Generalstab entsenden, um 'bei der Planung von Operationen zu helfen'. Frankreichs Luftwaffe werde ab sofort das gesamte Land überwachen und dies demnächst mit Tiefflügen über der Hauptstadt Bangui kundtun.
Stability threatened by rebels, regional tensions – UN (03.07.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) The Central African Republic’s stability is facing threats from new rebel movements in the northern part of the country, the situation in neighbouring Chad and tension between it and Sudan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today. “The area where the borders of the three countries intersect could quickly become one fraught with turmoil likely to attract more armed groups, mercenaries and rebels willing to participate in any action likely to destabilize the countries of the subregion,” Mr. Annan warns in the report to the Security Council on the country, where the UN has deployed a Peacebuilding Support Office (BONUCA).
Chad rebels 'launch CAR attack' (27.06.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) Rebels from Chad have attacked neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), leaving an unknown number of rebels and soldiers dead, the CAR says. Peacekeepers from a regional body were also involved in the clashes with 'heavily armed' rebels in the north, the interior ministry says. Correspondents say large parts of CAR, Chad and Sudan are devoid of authority, with many armed groups operating. A BBC correspondent says rebels from Chad and CAR have formed an alliance.
World Court probes Ex-leader (13.06.2006)
(Quelle: allAfrica) After years of being overshadowed by its neighbours, the Central African Republic, ravaged by decades of civil strife, and among the world's poorest nations, looks set to win much-needed attention as the focus of a high-profile prosecution at the International Criminal Court, ICC. … Last January, the ICC in The Hague received a referral from the Bozize government to investigate crimes committed in CAR since 2002. Although ICC officials held meetings with government and civil society representatives late last year, the case is still in the pre-investigative phase. But progress may be accelerated by an April 2006 ruling from CAR's highest court of appeal, which found that the national courts were not competent to pursue a successful prosecution of Bozize's predecessor as president, Ange-Felix Patasse and his followers.
Thousands protest widespread violence (19.05.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) At least 3,000 people took to the streets of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, on Friday in protest against escalating violence in the country; especially in the northwest where fighting between armed raiders and the army has left up to 70,000 civilians displaced. 'For sometime now, insecurity has continued unabated in the capital as well as in provinces, especially in the northwest region,' Noel Ramada, chairman of the country's largest trade union, the USTC, said. 'We want peace, not violence.'
Mystery armed men arrive in CAR (28.04.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) A plane carrying around 50 armed men has landed illegally in northern Central African Republic (CAR), the foreign minister has told the BBC. Jean Paul Ngoupande said the plane had arrived from Sudan and was suspected of being linked to the rebellion in Chad. Earlier this month, UN chief Kofi Annan said he was concerned that the fighting in Chad could further destabilise both Sudan's war-torn Darfur region and CAR. Mr Ngoupande said he was lodging a complaint with the African Union.
Insecurity in CAR worries AU's peace organ (31.03.2006)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern at the continuing insecurity in the north of the Central African Republic and its serious impact on the political situation in the country. Insecurity in that area has forced several thousands of people to leave their settlements to seek refuge in southern Chad. At an open briefing session on the situation in the CAR, the Council issued an appeal to AU Member States, bilateral and multilateral partners of the CAR, to provide more aid for reconstruction of the country.
Food shortages increase as fighting intensifies in the northwest (29.03.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) United Nations agencies have announced that as many as 50,000 people may go hungry in the northwest of the Central African Republic (CAR) because of fighting between armed groups and the national army. 'Thousands of people risk starvation if we do not act very fast,' Jean-Charles Dei, the World Food Programme (WFP) representative in Bangui, said in a statement made available on Tuesday by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Thousands flee from CAR violence (25.03.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) Thousands of people have fled their homes to escape violence in the north of Central African Republic (CAR). Aid agencies estimate that more than 7,000 refugees have crossed the border into Chad in the past few weeks. A BBC reporter who visited the area says refugees claim government troops are systematically killing men and boys they suspect of backing rebel groups. Central African Republic President Francois Bozize has blamed rebel groups for the unrest.
Government accuses ex-president of fomenting rebellion (13.03.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Former President Ange-Felix Patasse is recruiting foreign mercenaries to destabilise the Central African Republic (CAR) and has established a training camp for them on the country's border with Sudan, the office of the president has said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the presidency said Patasse and the former ruling party, Mouvement de liberation du people Centrafricain (MLPC), were planning to destabilise the country.
Central Africans flee to Chad to escape violent attacks, UN refugee agency reports (21.02.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Fleeing violent attacks by government forces, rebel groups and bandits, more than 4,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) flooded across the border into southern Chad this month, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. … The northern part of the republic is becoming increasingly volatile and refugees report they are being attacked by bandits, government forces who suspect they are supporting rebel groups and rebel groups who raid their villages for food and cattle and recruit young men.
Thousands of civilians flee as army fights bandits (07.02.2006)
(Quelle: Irinnews) At least 2,000 villagers in two provinces in the northwest of the Central African Republic are hiding in the bush without food while an equal number has fled to neighbouring Chad recently to avoid fighting between the army and bandits, local sources said. At the same time, humanitarian workers said on Friday displaced villagers in the provinces of Ouham and Ouham Pende were in dire need of relief aid as insecurity had prevented humanitarian agencies from providing help.
Central Africa army hunts bandits with French help (20.01.2006)
(Quelle: Reuters AlertNet) Central African Republic's security forces, backed by the French army, are hunting down armed gangs who have forced thousands of civilians to flee its northern border region, a government official said on Friday. Groups of unidentified raiders have been storming villages in the country's northwest since June, shooting randomly, looting homes and terrorising civilians in the arid and remote border region with Chad and Cameroon. … Little is known of the motives of the various armed groups or the extent to which they collaborate, with a joint Central African-Cameroonian commission reportedly failing to reach any conclusions on their identity during a meeting in December.
Thousands flee clashes in northern Central African Republic, UN says (20.01.2006)
(Quelle: BBC) Despite hopes for peace following the successful elections in Central African Republic (CAR) last year, several thousand people have fled recent clashes between Government troops and local insurgents near the border with Chad, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. … The 15-member UN Security Council met to discuss the situation in Central African Republic in closed session at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Security situation in Central African Republic still ‘precarious,’ Annan says (09.01.2006)
(Quelle: UN News) Mr. Annan also said that despite the fact that “the overall human rights situation was slowly improving,” flagrant violations still occurred. Last month, Mr. Annan extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) until the end of 2006 at the request of the Government. And in today’s report, the Secretary-General repeated the need for the international community to remain engaged in the country.
Armed groups may be preparing major offensive, AU says (31.12.2005)
(Quelle: Irinnews) 'The current modus operandi of the armed groups who are on foot gives the impression that they might be recruiting people to launch future major operations,' according to a report on the findings of an AU mission which visited the region from 25 October to 8 November. In recent months, it said, attacks have been taking place in the prefectures closest to the borders with Cameroon and Chad. Between 12,000 and 15,000 Central Africans have fled to southern Chad.