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Boris Becker shaking hands with CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera in April

CAR claims Becker's diplomatic passport is a fake

The Central African Republic has said that a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedings in Britain "is a fake."

Boris Becker • 19 Jun 18

Boris Becker was declared bankrupt by a British court in 2017

Becker claims diplomatic immunity to halt bankruptcy

Former tennis champion Boris Becker has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings against him by taking up a role with the Central African Republic as a sports envoy.

World • 15 Jun 18

A ministry source said the case does not relate to sexual abuse

French soldiers disciplined over abuse in Africa

France has disciplined five soldiers accused of physical abuse in Central African Republic, where France had sent peacekeepers to quell bloody sectarian violence, the defence ministry said this morning.

News • 04 Jun 16

Pope Francis calls for 'new chapter' on CAR visit

Pope Francis has said he hoped upcoming elections in the conflict-hit Central African Republic would enable the country to peacefully begin a "new chapter" as he arrived in the capital Bangui.

News • 30 Nov 15

Francois Hollande said anyone found guilty of the allegations would be punished

French troops identified in CAR abuse claims

French authorities have identified some of their troops accused of sexually abusing children in Central African Republic while there on peacekeeping duties, a French judicial source said.

News • 30 Apr 15

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders runs hospitals in the Central African Republic

MSF staff among 22 killed in CAR hospital attack

At least 22 people were killed during a weekend attack by gunmen on a Central African Republic hospital, a peacekeeper has said.

News • 28 Apr 14

French and African peacekeepers have been struggling to halt the violence

More peacekeepers to be authorised for CAR

The United Nations Security Council is expected to authorise deployment of about 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic today in order to help end the violence.

News • 10 Apr 14

France has already sent 1,600 troops to the Central African Republic

EU expected to agree to send troops to CAR

European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree on Monday to send up to 1,000 soldiers to help stabilise Central African Republic, the EU's first major army operation in six years.

News • 17 Jan 14

Former president Michel Djotodia is reported to have gone into exile in Benin

Former CAR president goes into exile

Central African Republic's president has flown into exile in Benin as a new interim team started the process of identifying leaders who might restore order after months of inter-religious violence.

News • 12 Jan 14

Chadian troops of the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) patrol following the resignation of the Central African Republic president in Bangui

Foreigners to be evacuated from CAR

The international migration agency has announced it will start airlifting thousands of people out of strife-torn Central African Republic following appeals from neighbouring countries.

News • 12 Jan 14

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has called for increased assistance in the Central African Republic

France to seek support in Central African Republic

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France will ask for more help from European partners to bolster its peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic.

News • 15 Dec 13

French troops are carrying out security operations in the capital, Bangui

27 killed in attack in Central African Republic

The UN has said that a militia group has killed 27 Muslims in the Central African Republic, in an attack underscoring the difficulties faced by French troops in stabilising their former colony.

News • 13 Dec 13

The French army has been deployed to restore stability in Bangui

Hollande visits CAR after French soldiers killed

French President Francois Hollande today flew into Central African Republic, hours after two French soldiers were killed in fighting.

News • 10 Dec 13

French soldiers arrest ex-seleka rebels after finding weapons in a house in Combattant neighborhood near Bangui's airport

US to help move African troops to CAR

The US military said tonight it will fly African forces into Central African Republic, responding to a request by France to bolster international efforts to halt the spread of violence between Christians and Muslims.

News • 09 Dec 13

Hundreds of people have died in violence in the Central African Republic

French troops advance into CAR

French troops have advanced deeper into the Central African Republic to try to restore order after hundreds of people were killed by Christian and Muslim militia groups.

News • 08 Dec 13

Ex-Seleka rebel ebels sits in the shade as they stand guard at a shut down market in Bangui

Thousand flee homes in Central African Republic

Thousands of residents of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, fled their homes to escape the waves of killings between Muslim and Christian communities.

News • 07 Dec 13

The streets were largely deserted but the death toll mounted and there were reports of widespread abuses during the fighting

At least 281 killed in Central African Republic

The Red Cross in Central African Republic has collected the bodies of 281 people killed during two days of violence in the capital Bangui, the organisation's president has said.

News • 06 Dec 13

The former French colony has slipped into chaos since mainly Muslim rebels seized power in March

105 dead in Central African Republic clashes

At least 105 people have been killed in fighting between former rebels now in charge of the Central African Republic and a mix of local militia and fighters loyal to ousted president Francois Bozize.

News • 06 Dec 13

France has begun dispatching troops to the region to quell violence

12 killed in violence in Central African Republic

At least 12 civilians have been killed and a further 30 wounded in the Central African Republic according to reports from the United Nations.

News • 03 Dec 13

The Central African Republic has witnessed rising violence since rebels seized power in March

UN considers embargo for Central African Republic

The UN Security Council is considering imposing an arms embargo on the Central African Republic.

News • 26 Nov 13

Central African Republic is rich in gold, diamonds and uranium but decades of instability and the spill-over from conflicts in its larger neighbours have left the nation's 4.5m people mired in cycles of crises

Clashes kill 14 in Central African Republic

Violent clashes have killed 14 between Christians and Muslims in an isolated town in eastern Central African Republic that began last week.

News • 06 Oct 13

Central African Republic's President Francois Bozize appears to have lost his grip on power

CAR president flees as rebels seize capital

Central African Republic's President Francois Bozize is reported to have fled the capital early this morning, hours after hundreds of armed rebels threatening to overthrow him invaded the city.

News • 24 Mar 13

Francois Bozize has called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels

US embassy evacuated in Central African Republic

The United States has evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic because of security concerns.

News • 28 Dec 12

People vote in 2011 at a polling station in Bangui, where rebels are headed

UN evacuates staff from CAR as rebels advance

The United Nations is evacuating its non-essential staff from the Central African Republic as rebels advance towards the capital, Bangui.

News • 27 Dec 12

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