A US deportation flight carrying migrants from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey has arrived in Central African Republic. Several deportees reportedly held legal protections preventing their return home, raising fresh concerns about Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation policy.

Trump administration deports Iranian migrants to nation US warns against visiting 'for any reason'

Central African Republic’s court of appeal has sentenced former President Francois Bozize to hard labour for life for undermining the internal security of the state and assassinations. Bozize, who is now the leader of a rebel coalition, was sentenced in absentia along with his eldest son and 20 other co-defendants. Who is Bozize? Erik Njoka details his history and role in the country's civil war.

Central African Republic’s ex-president sentenced to life imprisonment

Gunmen have shot dead 13 civilians in an attack on a remote village in troubled Central African Republic (CAR), local officials said on Tuesday. Around 20 rebels on Monday attacked Diki, near the Chadian border in the northwest of the country, according to regional prefect Jean Gilbert Gbangoudou.

Armed men kill 13 villagers in Central African Republic

This voting is on a constitutional referendum which changes the presidential term limit Africa is very familiar with leaders who regularly switch up the rules to stay in office.

President Touranda proposing to extend presidential term limit in Central African Republic

The Central African Republic began voting on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to seek a third term in a country which has endured several coups.

Central African Republic votes in referendum on new constitution

Central African Republic president Faustin Ashange Tuadera launched a referendum campaign to amend the constitution and allow a two-time president to run for the third term.

New constitution for Central African Republic?

The Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary fighters' organisation, reportedly rescued and evacuated a group of Chinese miners in central Africa about two weeks ago.

Wagner group rescued Chinese gold miners in Central African Republic in July. What does it show?

President Xi Jinping condemned the killing of Chinese nationals at a gold mine in the Central African Republic and asked Bangui to "severely punish" the killers.

Xi condemns killings of Chinese nationals in Central African Republic

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Parcel bomb injures Russian official in CAR, Wagner chief blames France for attack

The United Nations met requests for funds on Tuesday (July 6), to help the Central African Republic deal with a growing food crisis. The organisation’s World Food Programme (WFP) said that a nation of 5.

UN requests for urgent funds to help Central African Republic with food crisis

The Central African Republic has become the world's second country to embrace bitcoin as legal cash, confirming reports that had been circulating for a few days.

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal currency

France on Friday accused Russia of making efforts amounting to "seizure of power" in Central African Republic (CAR) acknowledging CAR's CAR's cooperation with Russian "mercenaries" had prompted Paris to scale down its military support.

France decries Russia's 'seizure of power' in central Africa

France has suspended military operations with Central African Republic, accusing its government of failing to respect political opposition and failing to stop a 'massive' anti-French disinformation campaign.

France freezes military ties with Central African Republic

Central African Republic’s Parliament approved a six-month extension to the state of emergency declared by the government to help combat armed groups it accuses of seeking to mount a coup.

Central African Republic extends emergency by six months

More than 200,000 people have fled Central African Republic to escape form the violence, said UN refugee agency UNHCR. Nearly half of those who escaped crossed border into Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 200,000 people flee CAR violence

The Central African Republic declared an emergency for 15 days amid the post-election crisis. Watch this video to know more.

Central African Republic declares emergency for 15 days

UN peacekeeping troops say they have retaken control of a city in the Central African Republic captured two weeks ago by armed groups waging an offensive against President Faustin Archange Touadera's regime.

UN troops retake control of rebel-held Central African city

The number of people fleeing violence in the Central African Republic has doubled in just a week to nearly 60,000, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, as post-electoral violence intensifies.

UN: Nearly 60,000 have fled Central African Republic violence

Voting began in presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic on Sunday, in a key test for one of the world's most troubled nations. The polls take place after a week of turbulence, marked by accusations of an attempted coup, the brief seizure of the CAR's fourth-largest town and the dispatch of military personnel by Russia and Rwanda to help its beleaguered government.

Troubled Central Africa goes to polls

Security forces and U.N. peacekeepers have been battling rebels who have occupied towns and roads outside the capital.

Central African Republic: Russia and Rwanda send troops to quell election violence

An opposition coalition in Central African Republic on Sunday called for postponement of elections a week before the vote, as the party of ex-president Francois Bozize denied claims that it was attempting to stage a coup.

C.Africa opposition coalition calls for delay to elections

The leader of the Central African Republic proclaimed three days of mourning starting Thursday for more than 50 people killed this week in a massacre attributed to an armed group called 3R.

Central Africa holds three days' mourning over massacre

The government of the Central African Republic and 14 armed groups inked a new peace accord on Tuesday to end years of fighting that has left thousands of people dead.

Central African Republic inks peace deal with 14 armed groups

Sudan's Janjaweed, Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army and other notorious militias are wreaking havoc on wildlife in central?Africa, poaching and trafficking elephants, hippopotamuses, buffaloes and other animals, a monitor said Friday

Militias, poachers have wreaked havoc on central Africa's wildlife: Monitor

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