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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.

A nun from the community of the daughters of Jesus of Massac was slain in Nola, a town west of the Central African Republic, APA learned on Tuesday from a secure source.

The recent peace agreement in the Central African Republic is a unique opportunity to improve the country’s security and create the conditions for sustained and inclusive growth, poverty reduction, and job creation, according to the International Monetary Fund in a statement on Friday.

The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (Minusca) Thursday, feted the men and women of the Senegalese Attack Helicopter Unit within the UN force.

The National Assembly of the Central African Republic has adopted the new draft Electoral Code after several hours of debates, reports said on Wednesday.

Clashes between farmers and Bororo transhumance herders in Central African Republic resulted in the death of six people and the burning of several huts, reliable sources told APA on Tuesday