With the Central African Republic (CAR) steeped in ethnic and inter-religious violence, a group of UN officials, government representatives, and members of civil society gathered at IPI on June 23rd …

The signing of a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration agreement between the two major armed factions in the Central African Republic has increased hope for the country's peace and reconcilia…

The recently announced plans by the French minister of defense to reduce French forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) could potentially have adverse consequences on the political and humanitari…

As international forces scrambled to provide security for the visit of Pope Francis to the Central African Republic (CAR) over the weekend, local and international actors have called for the rearmamen…

One year after the establishment of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the peace process in the country is making some progress, but reconciliation is still the k…

Abdou Dieng, the former Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic (CAR), said at IPI that relocation within the country is currently the only option for thousands of civili…

“This is not a religious crisis, actually,” said Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Catholic Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) on March 14th. “It is a political and military crisis.” The ar…

A man breaks down in tears after surviving an attack on his village north of Bangui, September 11, 2013. (UNHCR/ B. Heger) “When I left two weeks ago, the situation was still extremely complex and…

The Central African Republic (CAR) received renewed international attention last month when on July 30 three Russian journalists were assassinated in mysterious circumstances in a zone nominally secur…

In a December 1998 report to the United Nations Security Council, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan happily reflected on a crisis in Africa where the world body had done well. A UN peace…