16 Days of Activism: Countering sexual and gender-based violence across the Congo
UNHCR offices and some 10,000 people across the country spread awareness about the scourge in a series of events marking the annual 16 Days campaign.
Newly displaced face appalling living conditions in CAR capital
Fear and fresh fighting have driven more than 100,000 people out of their homes in the last five days. Many are sleeping rough in the rain.
France agrees to help African nations set up military force
France committed to train 20,000 African soldiers in five years and provide military advisors to the West and Central African regional blocs - where most member states are its former colonies
France's Hollande urges Africa to take control of its own security
AFRICA-FRANCE/SUMMIT (PICTURE, TV):France's Hollande urges Africa to take control of its own security
In Africa, many want a new Mandela to heal wealth divide
Africans hope their leaders will be inspired by Nelson Mandela to tackle another rift widening dangerously across the continent: the wealth gap
Journalists work in the newsroom of the national radio headquarters in Bangui
Journalists work in the newsroom of the national radio headquarters in Bangui, Central African Republic, November 28, 2013. The studio was looted for its computers and recording equipment during the March 2013 coup. Rival militia forces fought fierce battles in Central African Republic's capital on December 5, 2013 and the U.N. authorised French military action to halt Muslim-Christian sectarian violence that threatens to escalate. On November 29, civil servants in the volatile state were paid for the first time in four months. They were previously paid in August, when the last of a loan from Congo Republic ran out. An average salary amounts to roughly $80 per month, barely enough to get by even if paid on schedule. Picture taken November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY MEDIA) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 02 OF 28 FOR PACKAGE 'BUREAUCRATS IN A CONFLICT ZONE' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'CAR BUREAUCRATS'
UNHCR fears for civilians in Central African Republic as hundreds flee to DR Congo
UNHCR staff in Bangui report the situation as very tense on Friday morning. Gunfire could be heard in the city's 8th District, preventing residents from leaving their homes.