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Three Senegalese peacekeeping soldiers died and another was wounded in the crash of a helicopter in the western town of Bouar, Central African Republic (CAR), the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Senegalese Army (Dirpa) said in a statement issued Friday.
Human Rights Watch has decried the killing of 46 civilians apparently by fighters of the Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation, or 3R group in three attacks in Ouham Pendé province of the Central African Republic almost two months ago.
The culture of home gardening, promoted in Central African Republic capital Bangui by several NGOs and partners, including the United Nations, has yielded fruitful results.
In the Central African Republic, the wet season is greeted with joy, as abundant rain bring luxurious vegetation and swarms of caterpillars, which are a treat for a sizeable section of the population.
The office of the Central African National Assembly says it is investigating corruption allegations on three deputies who reportedly received CFA40 million as bribes from several Chinese companies looking to establish themselves in the country.
The seventy-fourth session of the African Parliamentary Union (APU), will open Wednesday, at the National Assembly in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), where 150 lawmakers from the continent are expected, APA reports here.
A total of 103 troopers under the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission for the Stabilization of the Central African Republic (UNMISCA) lost their lives in the line of duty to protect populations in distress, the UN Secretary General’s Representative in Bangui, Mankeur Ndiaye disclosed on Wednesday.
The Central African Republic’s Health Minister Dr. Pierre Somse has announced the existence of two polio outbreaks in the country, specifically in the districts of Bambari (center) and Bimbo (south).
The Central African Republic’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission created within the framework of the Khartoum peace agreement signed in Bangui in February, began work in earnest on Tuesday under the auspices of the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Flavien Mbata.
At least 31 people have been killed in Ngoundili and Lemona, in the town of Paoua, northwest of the Central African Republic in an attack by a branch of the former Seleka rebel Return- Reclamation -Rehabilitation (3Rs). MP Lucien Mbaïgoto said in Bangui on Wednesday.