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Central African Republic rebels found guilty of war crimes by International Criminal Court

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International Criminal Court judges have found two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic guilty of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Constitutional referendum to remove presidential term limits divides Central African Republic

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The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which could remove presidential term limits.

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Defense: Evidence is weak in Central African Republic trial

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A defense lawyer for an alleged Central African Republic rebel has told International Criminal Court judges that evidence that led to him being charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes is unreliable.

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Intl court trial for alleged Central African Republic rebel

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An alleged senior leader of a predominantly Muslim rebel group that ousted the president of Central African Republic in 2013 has pleaded not guilty at the International Criminal Court to seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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UN relaxes arms embargo on Central African Republic

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The U.N. Security Council has voted to relax the arms embargo against the Central African Republic, a disappointment to its government, which sought a complete lifting of the ban on the sale or transfer of weapons and ammunition.

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France freezes military ties with Central African Republic

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France has suspended military operations with Central African Republic, accusing its government of failing to respect political opposition and failing to stop an anti-French disinformation campaign.

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Embattled Central African Republic president begins 2nd term

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Central Africa Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadra sits during his inaugural ceremony in Bangui Tuesday March 30, 2021. Touadera is being sworn in for a second term amid mounting threats to his presidency. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)BANGUI โ€“ President Faustin Archange Touadera was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in Central African Republic as he faces a growing threat from an armed rebellion linked to the country's former strongman Francois Bozize. Touadera, who won the December election with about 53% of the vote, vowed โ€œzero impunity for the perpetrators of crimesโ€ during his second term. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier this year that Central African Republic is now at โ€œa critical juncture."

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Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic

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An 80-years-old woman who requested to remain anonymous sits in her makeshifts shelter in the village of Cesacoba, Central African Republic, Sunday Feb. 14, 2021. Along the main supply road from Cameroon to Bangui, Central African Republicโ€™s capital, and in Bambari and Bossangoa, the government forces and its Rwandan and Russian allies have led drives against the rebel forces in the past two weeks. Central African Republicโ€™s instability erupted into fighting in Bangui in 2013 when the Seleka rebels coming from the north seized power from then-President Francois Bozize. Fighting spiraled, with targeted attacks that left thousands dead in the capital and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Residents of Central African Republic are discouraged by the countryโ€™s years of violence and insecurity.

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Lawyer: Central African Republic soccer chief is innocent

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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 file photo, the chief of Central African Republic's soccer federation Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona stands during his initial appearance before the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The former head of the Central African Republic's soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at the International Criminal Court charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Koen Van Well/Pool photo via AP, File)THE HAGUE โ€“ The former head of Central African Republic's soccer federation used the popular sport to foster peace and unity in his country and played no role in anti-Muslim atrocities, his lawyer told judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Defense lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops told the three-judge panel in his opening statement that Patrice-Edouard Ngaรฏssona is a victim of a rush to justice by prosecutors. AdKnoops insisted that Ngaรฏssona used his influential position at the head of the soccer federation for good.

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Alleged Central African Republic rebels plead not guilty

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The men both pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The trial is the first at the global court that focuses on the violence that erupted after the Seleka seized power in the Central African Republic in 2013, forcing President Francois Bozize into exile. Adโ€œA justice void has fueled repeated violence in the Central African Republic, with a new wave of attacks in just the past two months. The Central African Republic government asked the ICC in May 2014 to investigate crimes allegedly committed by both the Seleka and the anti-Balaka. Last month, the first alleged Seleka rebel arrested on an ICC warrant was handed to the court.

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Court in Central African Republic upholds election results

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President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo)BANGUI โ€“ Central African Republic's constitutional court on Monday upheld President Faustin Archange Touaderaโ€™s re-election, raising the specter of more violence days after rebels attempted to overtake the capital. Political opposition parties had urged the court to order a re-run of the Dec. 27 voting, saying insecurity and alleged irregularities had marred the election. Former president Francois Bozize and his allies have been blamed for inciting the violence, which erupted after the constitutional court rejected his candidacy in December. The mineral-rich Central African Republic has faced deadly inter-communal fighting since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power from Bozize after long claiming marginalization.

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Central African Republic soldiers repel rebels at capital

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President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. โ€œEarly this morning, the criminals, the rebels and enemies of the people of Central African Republic, the mercenaries and terrorists, including the Central Africans who lead them, they launched the assault in the Begoua sector. U.N. forces in Central African Republic, known as MINUSCA, and other allied forces engaged as well, he said. The U.N. mission in Central African Republic, known as MINUSCA, condemned the attacks on the capital city. The mineral-rich Central African Republic has faced deadly inter-religious and inter-communal fighting since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power from Bozize after long claiming marginalization.

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Central African Republic president Touadera reelected

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President Faustin-Archange Touadera, center, speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lyce Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Voting has begun in Central African Republic's presidential and legislative elections after a campaign period marked by violence between rebels and government forces. (AP Photo)BANGUI โ€“ Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a second term in office, according to provisional results from the countryโ€™s electoral commission Monday. Touadera was reelected in the first round of the presidential vote on Dec. 27 with 53.9% of the votes, the National Election Authority said. Its president Mathias Morouba said that Touadera won an absolute majority.

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Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

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People cast their votes for presidential and legislative elections, at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo)BANGUI โ€“ Central African Republic held presidential and legislative elections Sunday amid fears of violence after a campaign period marked by fighting between rebels and government forces. Catherine Samba-Panza, who was Central African Republicโ€™s transitional president from 2014 to 2016 voted. However, in other parts of Central African Republic, violence kept voters from the polls. The mineral-rich Central African Republic has faced deadly inter-religious and inter-communal fighting since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power from Bozize after long claiming marginalization.

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