Central African Republic

More than 50 people were reportedly killed in an attack by an armed group on several villages in the Central African Republic's (CAR) volatile northwest near the border with Chad, the United Nations said on Thursday. … The government issued an ultimatum to the leader of an armed rebel group known as 3R - which initially formed in 2015 to protect the minority Puehl population from attacks by mostly Christian Anti-balaka militias - calling on him to hand over those responsible.

More than 30 people were killed and many more wounded when an armed group attacked villages in northwestern Central African Republic on Tuesday, the UN's peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) said.

Since heavy fighting broke out in 2017 the road to Mingala has been blocked by armed groups who set up checkpoints to collect taxes, aid workers said

Central African Republic Prime Minister, Firmin Ngrébada, on May 11, 2019 announced the creation of a fund to cater for victims of the crisis plaguing the country since 2013, Radio Ndeke Luka reported. Speaking on the occasion of the fourth National Day for Victims of the Central African Republic Conflict, the PM said the move was part of efforts to ensure lasting peace in the country. Similarly, a Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission will soon see the light of day in line with the February 5, 2019 Khartoum, Sudan Peace Accord between the CAR government and representatives of 14 armed groups.

[…] The initiative comes a year after Russia achieved a partial lifting of the arms embargo on the Central African country from the United Nations Security Council.

(A) United Nations, African Union and European Union mission is in the country on a four-day visit to help hasten up the implementation of the February 5, 2019 Khartoum Political, Peace and Reconciliation Accord. The delegation is made up of Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Deputy Secretary General in charge of Peacekeeping and Koen Vervaeke, EU Africa Director.

[…] Christoph Heusgen, Security President for April, announced the Council's intention to establish by April 30, 2019 "clear and well identified key benchmarks."

Hundreds of trucks transporting food and humanitarian assistance to the Central African Republic are blocked at the border with Cameroon, as rebels have cut off the road to the capital, Bangui. The rebels acted to protest the president's new cabinet, which they say is not being representative enough.

The government of the Central African Republic and 14 of the most powerful armed groups operating in the country came together to sign a peace deal last month. If it goes to plan, the signatories will be responsible for leading the country into a new era of peace, allowing its incredible potential to blossom. However, failure will further solidify CAR’s place as one of the world’s most fractured states.

Central African Republic's month-old peace deal with armed groups is facing its first major challenge this week, after several signatories said a newly-formed government was not sufficiently representative. … But four of the rebel groups have since withdrawn their representatives from government or demanded a reshuffle, including FPRC, one of the main participants. On Monday, another rebel group MLCJ demanded the prime minister reorganise cabinet within 72 hours.