Bangui (Central African Republic)

Type: City

Name: Bangui (Central African Republic)

Latitude: 4.36

Longitude: 18.559999

population: 684,190

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Central African Republic: "Reign of terror" against Christians by new Muslim regime

Islamic supremacists have taken over the Central African Republic, and the Christians there are suffering for it. "'Reign of terror' against Christians in Central African Republic," from Barnabas Aid , May 20 (thanks to Liam): Christians in the Central ... [Published Jihad Watch - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Central African Republic, Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR, Reign of Terror

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

‘SA troops sent to countries around CAR’

Cape Town - South Africasent troops and "strategic airlifting capabilities" to neighbouring countries following a battle in Central African Republic, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said.She confirmed for the first time that troops were stationed ... [Published IOL - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Bangui (Central African Republic), David Maynier, Democratic Republic of the Congo

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Red Cross/Crescent

Fragility and poverty in CAR - video

Source: ICRC Country: Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world and one of the most neglected. Months of conflict have had a severe impact on the population.From December to March an uprising swept ... [Published ReliefWeb - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bangui (Central African Republic), Central African Republic, Red Cross/Crescent

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

SANDF to review standard operations after Gupta saga

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the defence force is reviewing the weaknesses identified in the use and access of all defence facilities following the Gupta family saga.She delivered her budget in Parliament for the current financial year ... [Published SABC - May 24 2013]

Entities: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Central African Republic, David Maynier, Fiscal Year

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 6 reports

Defence confirms SA troops sent to countries around CAR

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has confirmed that South Africa had deployed troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic.The defence minister has confirmed that South African National Defence Force soldiers have been deployed ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 24 2013]

Entities: South Africa, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Bangui (Central African Republic), Democratic Republic of the Congo

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Parly applauds heroines for bravery

Home >> South Africa >> Cape Town – She’s known as the Human Navigator, an honour bestowed on her by her colleagues because she led 15 colleagues to safety from behind enemy lines in the Central African Republic.Yesterday, Parliament applauded ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - May 23 2013]

Entities: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), South Africa, South African National Defence Force, Casualty

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

African Christian Democratic Party (South Africa)

23/05/2013 ? Successive budget cuts have undermined the SANDF?s capability to carry out its mandate

Attention News EditorSpeech on Budget Vote: National DefenceSteve Swart, MPSuccessive budget cuts have undermined the SANDF's capability to carry out its mandate* "deployed troops should be able to rely on Parliament to ensure they are deployed for the ... [Published Noodls - May 24 2013]

Entities: African Christian Democratic Party (South Africa), Steve Swart, Jacob Zuma

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Zuma lied to SA - DA

Speaking during the defence minister's budget review, DA MP David Maynier accused Zuma of contravening the constitution.Zuma's ''blatant lies'' were told in the context of his announcement in January that 200 paratroops would be deployed to the CAR to ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 24 2013]

Entities: David Maynier, Bangui (Central African Republic), Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Central African Republic: ACT Alert: Assistance Required to Support and Protect Vulnerable People in Central African Republic

Source: ACT AllianceCountry: Central African Republic, Chad Geneva, 23 May 2013 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact The political crisis in Central African Republic has triggered a dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 23 2013]

Entities: Central African Republic, ACT Alliance, Chad, Bangui (Central African Republic)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Cholera, measles imperil children on continent

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic online) - In the Central African Republic, a recent rebellion against the former regime of Francois Bozize has taken a heavy toll on children. Eight children tested positive for measles last month in the capital of Bangui.The ... [Published Catholic Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bangui (Central African Republic), Cholera, Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., United Nations International Children's Emergen...

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Central African Republic: Human rights violations criticised

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 his ... [Published Christian Today - May 22 2013]

Entities: Central African Republic, Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR, Roman Catholic Church, Bangui (Central African Republic)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Central African Republic: Emergency measles vaccination campaign to protect 125,000 children in Central African Republic

Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African Republic The measles campaign runs 22-26 May in Bangui BANGUI/YAOUNDE, 21 May 2013 – UNICEF and its partners are mounting an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Bangui, the conflict-hit capital ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 21 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Central African Republic, Bangui (Central African Republic), emergency

Quotes

"When the attack happened, the chief of the SANDF took the decision to position South Africa’s capabilities around the CAR."

‘SA troops sent to countries around CAR’ [Published IOL - 5 hours ago]

...with those in the private sector, taking into account the difference in operating conditions in the two sectors," reads part of the policy report. "To achieve this, the State will facilitate a national survey of working conditions for all employees in all sectors and then employ a rough guideline to adjust salaries in the civil service to bring them into line with market conditions. This exercise will be conducted annually."

With a booming economy, Africa seeks to re-brand [Published Observer India - May 24 2013]

"We have a responsibility to assist, we have a responsibility I suppose to baby-sit them until [such] time [as] they have set up proper government structures in the same way we have done in our country" she said. – Sapa

Defence confirms SA troops sent to countries around CAR [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 24 2013]

"That is not the point. The point is this: Parliament was never informed about the deployment of the SANDF in the Congo to support operations in the CAR. This is incontrovertible evidence that President Zuma did not fully inform Parliament about the deployment of the SANDF to Gemena in the Congo."

Minister confirms SA troops placed in Congo after CAR battle [Published BDlive - May 24 2013]

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