http://africa.oneworld.net/article/country/140/ en_GB OneWorld Africa - Central African Republic Central African Republic Hundreds Abducted in Central Africa http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83513 Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by Uganda's rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in recent weeks. Just as Much Suffering, But Little Help http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79711 Some of the world’s most unstable and violent countries surround the Central African Republic: Sudan, Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo. And although CAR faces an humanitarian crisis as severe as its neighbors, it is not receiving the attention it needs from the international community. Rep. Centrafricana: uccisa cooperante, MSF sospende le attività http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/150283/1/ Dopo l'uccisione, lunedì scorso, della cooperante Elsa Serfass di 27 anni di Medici senza Frontiere (Msf) nel nord-ovest della Repubblica Centrafricana, l'organizzazione umanitaria ha sospeso tutte le attività mobili nella zona. "Il futuro delle nostre operazioni di soccorso nella regione dipenderà dal risultato delle discussioni con tutte le parti in conflitto e dalla successiva valutazione circa la possibilità di potere continuare a lavorare". I responsabili dichiarati dell'uccisione della co Emergency Appeal for Darfur and Chad Launched http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78538 Leading UK aid charities launched an emergency appeal today to save lives in Darfur, Chad and the Central African Republic. On Darfur's Borders, Children to Lay Down Guns http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149451/1/ DENVER, May 21 (OneWorld) - Thousands of children in the African nations of Chad and the Central African Republic could be turning from the battlefield to the blackboard as a result of international negotiations over the past two weeks. Army House-Burnings Continue in Central African Republic http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77634 Attempting to crush a rebel movement, the Central African Republic's army has been burning civilian houses in violation of humanitarian law, charges a refugee support group. Approximately 250,000 Central Africans have been displaced in successive waves of violence since 2003. Oil Deadlocks Darfur Diplomacy http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77468 A high-level UN human rights team today accused the Sudanese government of orchestrating and participating in "large-scale international crimes" in Darfur. But the conflict is also affecting Chad and the Central African Republic. Gérard Prunier says that although all three countries have agreed to respect each other’s territorial integrity, the diplomatic activity conceals an international political deadlock over potential oil wealth. + The shadow of the mountain Top Ten Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Stories http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76506 Tuberculosis, malnutrition, and the devastation of wars in the Central African Republic, Sri Lanka, and the Congo are profoundly affecting millions of people yet remain almost invisible in the U.S. media, says Médecins Sans Frontières. An Unknown Emergency in a Dangerous Region http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76225 Fighting in Darfur and Chad has made its way into the Central African Republic, a country already beset by poverty and political instability. Humanitarian groups and human rights agencies must establish a presence to protect the vulnerable people there, says Refugees International. Central African Republic Rebels Call for Dialog After Capturing Key Town http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75407 Central African Republic rebels have offered to sit down with the country's president--who they accuse of ruling on an ethnic basis--to resolve the country's problems and avoid "useless bloodshed." Rauha ja konflikti Afrikan sydämessä http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75372 Kongon demokraattisen tasavallan sunnuntaiset vaalit sujuivat rauhallisesti. Siitä pohjoiseen sijaitsevien kolmen valtion, Keski-Afrikan tasavallan, Sudanin ja Tsadin, alueet ovat kuitenkin konfliktin vallassa. Ainakin osasyynä tähän on Sudanin Darfurin alueen tilanteen heijastuminen naapurimaihin. Peace and Conflict in the Heart of Africa http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/141774/1/ As the Democratic Republic of the Congo pulled off largely peaceful elections Sunday, conflict is simmering in the tri-nation region to its north, at least in part because of the ongoing fighting in Sudan's Darfur region. Waiting for the violence to end in CAR http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73262 "There are long stretches of empty roads in the Central African Republic where every village has been deserted. Occasionally we see a bag on the road, dropped suddenly when someone fled into the forest at the sound of a coming vehicle." Where the sound of a car makes people fear for their lives http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71628 "Even the sound of a car made people run into the bush. This pervasive fear amongst the population is what struck me the most," says Simon Collins, a doctor working in the Central African Republic. Is Central African Republic on verge of democracy? http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/64249 As the citizens of the Central African Republic go to the polls to choose a new president and parliament this weekend, experts differ on whether it is a step toward true democracy.