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4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Africa Will Baxter & Simon Allison - 6 Mar 2020

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Central African Republic: The parable of the 11 stolen motorcycles

Africa Simon Allison - 13 Sep 2019

In 2015, in a vicious round of riots in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Sylvestre Dothe’s house was burned...

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Russia is the clumsy latecomer at Africa’s superpower party

Africa Simon Allison - 12 Jun 2019

Leaked documents reveal the scale of Russia’s ambition in Africa — but so far the continent has not been kind to Vladimir Putin and his friends

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Just one month in, optimism around CAR’s peace deal is fading

Africa Lewis Mudge - 19 Mar 2019

Armed groups in the CAR believe that a new peace deal has granted them amnesty. But that’s not what the deal actually says

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It is far too early to celebrate peace in the Central African Republic

Africa Simon Allison - 7 Feb 2019

The Central African Republic has been in crisis for most of its existence. Can a new peace deal change things?

Boy Scouts in a war zone

Africa Simon Allison - 3 Jan 2019

There are more boy scouts than peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Even in the midst of a civil war, the scouts are arguably more effective

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Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’

Africa Patrick Galey - 14 Nov 2018

Eight African cities featured in the 2018 Climate Vulnerability Index

The boy who walked again

Africa Simon Allison - 24 Aug 2018

Conflict in CAR has left thousands of people without limbs. A new prosthetics centre is helping a lucky few to get back on their feet

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Using UN troops to make countries more stable can be a risky business

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jul 2018

The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve

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A tourist’s guide to Bangui

Article Simon Allison - 21 Dec 2017

The capital of the Central African Republic could be a great holiday destination – if it weren’t for the civil war

Bangui bunglers score R209m in contracts

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Aug 2014

The company that left SA troops high and dry in the CAR is still bagging major SANDF contracts.

SA soldiers died in CAR while generals dithered

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Aug 2014

While South African soldiers were fighting for their lives in the CAR last year, a different battle was going on back at defence headquarters.

Rwanda sends battalion to CAR

Africa Sapa Afp - 9 Jan 2014

In efforts to stem the violence in the Central African Republic, Rwanda says it will send some 800 troops to the country.

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Gun battles in Central African Republic create fresh panic

Africa Sapa Afp - 2 Jan 2014

Gun battles between rival militias in Bangui, the CAR's capital, has killed at least one person and sent hundreds fleeing to a makeshift camp.

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SA soldiers killed at Bangui were ‘unprotected’ by bulletproof vests

Article Sapa - 19 Jul 2013

The incorrect use of bulletproof vests in the Battle of Bangui in the CAR has been blamed for the deaths of 15 South African soldiers.

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