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Truck crash in CAR leaves 12 dead
Topix - Sunday, June 10, 2007
p> A cement truck crashed in the Central African Republic on the weekend, killing 12 people and injuring another 18, four of them seriously, national radio said on Wednesday. via Independent Online ... more
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Attacks displace up to 20 000 Central Africans: UN
Topix - Saturday, June 09, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The area remains insecure and inaccessible to UN staff. It is difficult to get precise information but initial reports from humanitarian workers on the ground indicate that up to 20,000 people might be displaced in the area" Up to 20 000 people fled their homes in... more
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Central Africa: Deforestation Accelerating in Region
Topix - Friday, June 08, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"If the average citizen decides he only wants to buy certified wood, the industrial company will have to comply. If they do not care, the forests of the world, not just Africa, could be damaged beyond recovery." Central Africa is steadily giving way to industrial logging,... more
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Chad fights back to protect elephants
Topix - Thursday, June 07, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Twenty years ago we had 40 000 elephants" Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has detached 400 regular army soldiers to defend the remnants of a once-thriving elephant population decimated by poachers, the country's top conservation official said. via Independent Online ... more
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Elephant meat: popular, and a threat
Topix - Wednesday, June 06, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"You can't just openly put it out in the market, you have to be secretive about it" The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant. via Ann Arbor... more
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Red Cross to increase aid for up to 280,000 displaced by fighting in Central African Republic
Topix - Tuesday, June 05, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The situation is deteriorating from a humanitarian viewpoint" GENEVA: The international Red Cross said Tuesday it will step up humanitarian efforts in the Central African Republic, where fighting between rebels and government forces has now uprooted as many as 280,000 ... via International Herald Tribune... more
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Recent Arrivals in Chad transferred, Thousands More Feared Displaced in North-West
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, June 05, 2007
n southern Chad, 277 refugees from the Central African Republic who crossed the border last week fleeing attacks on the north-western town of Ngaoundaye by what they described as a rebel group and government forces, have been transferred to Dosseye refugee camp near Gore, the main town in south ... more
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Africa Synod II Will Assess Church Mission, Says Pope
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, June 05, 2007
he upcoming Second Synod of Bishops for Africa will be an opportunity to assess the mission of the church in the continent amidst many hopes and challenges, the pope ... more
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Central Africa: Health Workers Released But NGOs Stay Away
Topix - Monday, June 04, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The abductions mark the escalation of banditry in the region." The Italian charity, Cooperazione Internazionale , will not resume activities in northwestern Central African Republic, despite the release of two kidnapped health workers, an official said. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Libya hosts 23-nation Sahel-Saharan summit
Topix - Sunday, June 03, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"A United States of Africa is the hope" SIRTE, Libya: Libya hosts a summit of 23 African leaders on Saturday against the backdrop of conflicts in Darfur, Ivory Coast and Somalia. via The Daily Star ... more
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UN to aid Darfur refugeesA
Topix - Saturday, June 02, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Today, we estimate their number at 3,000" The United Nations plans to launch an aid operation to help refugees who have arrived in eastern Central African Republic after fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Darfur, an official said. via Sunday Times ... more
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UN Refugee Agency to Aid Newly Arrived Sudanese
allAfrica.com - Friday, June 01, 2007
he United Nations refugee agency has announced plans to delivery emergency aid to Sudanese refugees who have recently fled attacks in the Darfur region and crossed into the Central African Republic ... more
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Darfur Refugees Flee in 125-Mile Trek
Topix - Friday, June 01, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Refugees said they will not return to Darfur before basic safety ... can be guaranteed. Many of them expressed fear of further attacks." Hundreds of women and children fled by foot and on donkeys from Darfur to the neighboring Central African Republic after their town was... more
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UN to Aid Sudanese Refugees
allAfrica.com - Friday, June 01, 2007
he United Nations refugee agency has announced plans to delivery emergency aid to Sudanese refugees who have recently fled attacks in the Darfur region and crossed into the Central African Republic ... more
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Refugee Influx from South Darfur
allAfrica.com - Friday, June 01, 2007
e are preparing to deliver emergency aid for some 1,500 newly arrived Sudanese refugees from Dafak in southern Darfur who walked 200 kilometres to the Central African Republic to find safety saying their homes had been bombarded by planes and ... more
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Darfur: Hundreds Flee to Town in Central African Republic
Topix - Thursday, May 31, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The agencies say the number of refugees continues to grow" Some 1,500 Sudanese refugees have sought refuge in a single town in the Central African Republic , claiming that Sudanese Government forces and armed militias attacked their town two weeks ago, a United Nations ... ... more
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CAR: Sudanese refugees reach Sam-Ouandja
IRIN - Thursday, May 31, 2007
ANGUI Thursday, May 31, 2007 (IRIN) - The arrival of 1,500 Sudanese refugees in the Sam Ouandja region of northeastern Central African Republic could mean more war-displaced people will undertake the 10-day journey in search of safety from Darfur, local sources said. ... more
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Darfur Refugees Flee to CAR
allAfrica.com - Thursday, May 31, 2007
he arrival of 1,500 Sudanese refugees in the Sam Ouandja region of northeastern Central African Republic (CAR) could mean more war-displaced people will undertake the 10-day journey in search of safety from Darfur, local sources ... more
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1,500 Refugees Flee to CAR Town - UN
allAfrica.com - Thursday, May 31, 2007
ome 1,500 Sudanese refugees have sought refuge in a single town in the Central African Republic (CAR), claiming that Sudanese Government forces and armed militias attacked their town two weeks ago, a United Nations spokesperson said ... more
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3,000 Darfur refugees in CAR after 10-day trek
Topix - Wednesday, May 30, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"So far we have registered 1,411 refugees and more of them are arriving every day" An estimated 3,000 Sudanese refugees driven from their homes by fighting in Darfur trekked for 10 days through the bush to seek shelter in Central African Republic, United Nations officials said... more
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