Tag: Seleka

2014: A year of particular concern

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If ever there were a year that made plain the importance of religious freedom, 2014 was it, according to the just-released annual report by an American government advisory group. “By any measure, the horrors of the past year speak volumes about how and why religious freedom and the protection of the . . . Read More

Sporadic violence builds tension in CAR, many Christians victims

February 26, 2015 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bambari, Fulani herdsmen, Kaga Bandoro, Seleka

A vehicle carrying Seleka is attacked by bystanders in Bangui, Feb 2015World Watch Monitor An argument between a taxi driver and his customer has led to the death of at least 16 Christians in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). A man known as Aladji hailed a . . . Read More

Peace prize awarded to Central African Republic top clerics

November 25, 2014 Central African Republic Bangui, Bozoum, Catherine Samba-Panza, Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, Oumar Kobine Layama, Seleka

L to R: Rev. Nicolas Guérékoyamé Gbangou; Imam Omar Kobine Layama; Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga; at the Nov. 13 Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C..Courtesy of SFCG The three top religious leaders of the Central African Republic have been awarded a prize for their efforts for peace in the war-torn Central . . . Read More

Priest kidnapped, dozens killed amidst renewed violence in C. African Rep

October 21, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bangui, Bozoum, Central African Republic, Seleka, UN

Fr Mateusz Dziedzic, has been living in CAR since 2009, where he runs nursery schools.Courtesy of Catholic Church in CAR A Polish priest has been abducted by armed men in the Central African Republic, amidst rising tension which has claimed dozens of lives in recent days. Father Mateusz Dziedzic . . . Read More

CAR President names country’s first ever Muslim Prime Minister

August 12, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bambari, Bangui, Bossangoa, Catherine Samba-Panza, Central African Republic, Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, Oumar Kobine Layama, Seleka, UN

Portrait of a Fulani woman and her children in Central African Republic. May 19, 2014World Watch Monitor The President of the Central African Republic has replaced the Christian Prime Minister with a Muslim as part of a peace deal to end deadly violence that has ravaged the country for . . . Read More

CAR archbishop hopeful, cautious about cease-fire

August 1, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Genocide, Seleka, UN

Dieudonné Nzapalainga, archbishop of BanguiCourtesy of Open Doors International Armed groups in the Central African Republic have reached a cease-fire deal aimed at putting an end to the violence that has engulfed the country since March 2013. The 10-part agreement was signed July 23 in Brazzaville, the capital of . . . Read More

Priest pioneers peace process amid CAR’s chaos

June 29, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bozoum, Central African Republic, Seleka

Despite the Central Africa Republic (CAR)’s increasing level of chaos, a glimmer of hope has been developing in its northern city Bozoum – which is peaceful and prosperous – thanks to mediation efforts. This city of about 26,000 inhabitants enjoys a relative calm which ensures the functioning of vital services . . . Read More

‘Ample evidence’ of war crimes in CAR

June 6, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Central African Republic, Genocide, Seleka

According to the UN, it is too early to speak of genocide or ethnic cleansing, but there is “ample evidence” that both groups in the conflict in the Central African Republic have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. CAR’s widespread religious conflict began last year when mainly Muslim Seleka . . . Read More

Tensions high in CAR after church and mosque attacked

May 29, 2014 Central African Republic Anti-balaka, Bangui, Bossangoa, Catherine Samba-Panza, Central African Republic, PK5, Seleka

An attack at Fatima Catholic Church in Bangui following by ex-Seleka on May 28, 2014 left numerous dead. No structural damage happened to the church in CAR.World Watch Monitor Tension is high in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, as protesters clashed with security forces following a deadly attack . . . Read More

Grenade attack on Central African Republic church

May 29, 2014 Central African Republic Bangui, Central African Republic, Islamic extremism, Seleka, UN

Militant Islamists poured grenades and gunfire into a Catholic church compound in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui on Wednesday, killing an undetermined number of people, including a priest. The Associated Press said its journalists counted five bodies at local hospitals, but also cited a priest who estimated as . . . Read More

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