Central African Republic
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Jun- 2018 -1 JuneAfrica
Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role
Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic
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May- 2018 -22 MayAfrica
Central African Republic: UN will “use all the means at its disposal to restore security” in Bambari
The U.N.'s military chief in Central African Republic said that peacekeepers will use any means necessary to restore security to Bambari, where clashes between armed groups last week left dozens of casualties
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17 MayAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed, 8 injured in attack on convoy near Alindao, Central African Republic
A Mauritanian peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in an attack on a U.N. convoy south of Alindao in the Central African Republic, the U.N. mission said.
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17 MayAfrica
Central African Republic: UN ‘restores control’ of Bambari, after 8 people killed
The UN Minusca mission in Central African Republic said it had retaken control of Bambari after institutions in the town were attacked in two days of violence and looting that left eight people dead
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17 MayAfrica
UN operation to prevent militia moving toward Central African Republic capital continues
A U.N. Minusca Force spokesperson said that the operation to prevent militia from moving towards Bangui is ongoing, after French fighter jets conducted a show of force over the northern town of Kaga Bandoro
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9 MayCommentary
Expanding global footprint: Russia builds on Syria experiments in Central Africa
Kiril Aramov and Ruslan Trad take an in-depth look at Russia’s expansion of its burgeoning hybrid state, as it moves private military contractors into the Central African Republic
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5 MayAfrica
UN deploys helicopter to counter ex-Seleka militia “infiltration” in Central African Republic
The U.N. deployed air and ground assets in an operation to defeat what it said was an "infiltration" attempt by the ex-Seleka FPRC militia near Dekoa in Central African Republic
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2 MayAfrica
Dozens of casualties in surge of Central African Republic violence
Large protests continued after at least 16 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in clashes including between militia and security forces in the capital Bangui
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Apr- 2018 -26 AprilAfrica
Ivory Coast to send 450 peacekeepers to Central African Republic
Ivory Coast will send 450 troops to the Central African Republic to serve as peacekeepers in one of the United Nations' most demanding missions, the foreign minister said Thursday.
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26 AprilAfrica
Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture
President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui
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