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Barely a week since holding a memorial ceremony for two of its peacekeepers, MINUSCA personnel gathered at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui on 26 January 2021 to, once again, mourn the passing of two more blue helmets…

Following workshops conducted with political parties, southern Sudanese refugees as well as community, women and youth leaders, the electoral team in Obo hosted, on 28 January 2021, yet another workshop on the acceptance of…

Sergeant Jean d'Amour Nsabimana (Rwanda) and Master Corporal Prosper Ndikumana (Burundi), who fell in action on 13 and 15 January in Bangui and Grimari respectively, during the recent post-election violence, were honoured by…

The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security Council on Thursday for more peacekeepers and equipment amid escalating violence surrounding elections last month. Mankeur Ndiaye, head of the…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 18 January 2021 against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) near Bangassou, which…

In the northwest of the Central African Republic, the threat of the 3Rs (Retour, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) and other armed groups is once again hanging over the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. In Bocaranga, peacekeepers from…

One day after a rebel attack at PK12 on the outskirts of Bangui, the MINUSCA Force Commander General Daniel Sidiki Traoré paid a visit to several local neighbourhoods on 14 January 2021. A peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed…

The Ministry of Health of the Central African Republic (CAR) received, on December 30, 2020, the keys to a refurbished building – to be used by the Service for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Bangui. The…

MINUSCA paid tribute to peacekeepers from Bangladesh, Burundi and Cameroon who recently lost their lives in the line of duty – during a memorial ceremony held on 5 January 2021 at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui. The…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR), Denise Brown, visited the National Elections Authority Data Processing Centre in Bangui on 29 December, to assess the…

The 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections are underway in the Central African Republic (CAR). Voters turned out early to cast their votes in the 27 December 2020 general elections as the country goes to the polls…

We talk to a first-time voter about her hopes and dreams as she heads to the polls to cast her ballot in the 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic. Tell us about yourself. I am Lorna…