Central African Republic – A forgotten crisis

Central African Republic – A forgotten crisis
On 25 July 2014, a ceasefire was signed between the two main warring groups in the Central African Republic: a predominantly Muslim rebel coalition known as Séléka, and violent vigilante groups who opposed their advance through the country, which became known as the “anti-Balaka” (“Balaka” means “machete”). A year later, . . . Read More

CAR President names country’s first ever Muslim Prime Minister

CAR President names country’s first ever Muslim Prime Minister
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

OIC letter from C. African Republic President sought support for Islamic republic

OIC letter from C. African Republic President sought support for Islamic republic
Michel Djotodia, CAR President.Crispin for World Watch Monitor   The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic (CAR) has written a letter to the former rebel leader and new President, Michel Djotodia, raising concerns about his past and asking him to speak out against the suffering inflicted on civilians by . . . Read More

Anxiety high as rebels take over Central African Republic

Anxiety high as rebels take over Central African Republic
A three-month-old rebel uprising in the Central African Republic swept into the country’s capital Sunday, ousting the president and leaving ransacked Christian homes and churches in its wake. A source close to the Episcopal Conference of the Central African Republic told World Watch Monitor that many Christians’ properties have been . . . Read More