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UN peacekeepers prepare for Central African Republic vote
by Krista Larson - February 13, 2016 - 2:23pm
Thousands of UN peacekeepers fanned out across Central African Republic on yesterday, delivering voting materials to polling stations and stepping up security ahead of a historic presidential runoff election.
UN Ebola response now planned to continue into 2016
by Krista Larson - September 23, 2015 - 2:38pm
The United Nations is now planning for its Ebola response to last into mid-2016, suggesting the battle against the virus that has killed more than 11,000 people won't be over by year-end, according to a report ...
Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens; 500+ dead
by Krista Larson - July 15, 2014 - 3:41am
Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial killer malaria and had no reason to fear touching the bodies, as is the custom in traditional...
Thousands of Muslims stuck in C. African Republic
by Krista Larson - March 30, 2014 - 3:45am
There is only one neighborhood in Boda where Muslims are safe from the bullets and machetes of Christian militia fighters. Many who ventured out were killed, their throats slit or their cars showered in gunfire...
Fatal fire again highlights Senegal child beggary
by Krista Larson - December 27, 2013 - 7:00am
Seven nights a week, 13-year-old Cheikhou and his younger brother Bamba would make their way to a wooden shack they shared with dozens of other barefoot child beggars, blanketing the floor with their tired bodi...
C. African militias seek president's overthrow
by Krista Larson - December 16, 2013 - 7:05am
The Christian militiamen fighting to oust Central African Republic's Muslim president from power hide in the hills far on the edge of the capital. Out of the forest of banana trees, about two dozen young men slowly...
Mob hunts down Muslims in Central African Republic
by Krista Larson - December 14, 2013 - 1:37am
African peacekeepers fired into the air Thursday in Central African Republic's chaotic capital, trying to disperse a mob bent on hunting down and killing Muslims taking refuge in a church compound.
France, AU send more troops to African nation
by Krista Larson - December 8, 2013 - 7:24am
France and the African Union on yesterday announced plans to deploy several thousand more troops into embattled Central African Republic, as thousands of Christians fearing reprisal attacks sought refuge from the...
Group calls for end to C. African Republic attacks
by Krista Larson - September 19, 2013 - 4:23am
The rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president six months ago are killing scores of civilians with impunity, in one case shooting a woman walking down the street and leaving her for dead with a wailing...
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