Jump to navigation Jump to search The following is a timeline of major events during the Central African Republic ... Central African Republic was de facto divided with Séléka controlling northern parts of country and Anti-balaka controlling southern and western parts. Three Russian journalists were killed in 2018 while investigating Russian mercenary groups in CAR. When conflict erupted in October 2013, 58 wells were contaminated with dead bodies, leaving thousands of local people with far fewer water collection points. Here are the facts behind one of the world’s most underreported crises.In late 2012, a number of armed groups from the North of the country formed a coalition known as the Séléka, and launched a rebellion culminating in a coup d’état. Conflict, climate disaster, chronic poverty. Since independence, the majority Christian population has generally held political and economic power.The Séléka, while a majority Muslim force, did not originally have religious motivations.
As a result, crop production has dropped by over half since 2013, food prices have soared, and almost half the population is without reliable access to food. The announcement was done by Chad's Foreign Minister Rebel forces took over the town of Sibut without firing a shot on 29 December, as at least 60 vehicles with CAR and Chadian troops retreated to Damara, the last city standing between On 30 December, President Bozizé agreed to a possible national unity government with members of the On 11 January 2013, a ceasefire agreement was signed in Libreville, Gabon.On 23 January 2013, the ceasefire was broken, with the government blaming In the following two days Top military and police officers met with Djotodia and recognized him as President on 28 March 2013, in what was viewed as "a form of surrender"On 3 April 2013, African leaders meeting in Chad declared that they did not recognize Djotodia as President; instead, they proposed the formation of an inclusive transitional council and the holding of new elections in 18 months, rather than three years as envisioned by Djotodia. The need now is more urgent than ever. However, the sectarian nature of the current conflict is relatively new.CAR is home to both Muslim and Christian communities. Many of those fleeing the bloodshed ended up settling at the makeshift camp of M’Poko, on the grounds of the city’s airport.Four years later, despite peaceful elections and a democratically elected government, the situation remains volatile and armed groups are once again gaining strength and committing atrocities.Years of violence and instability have taken a heavy toll on CAR. The situation quickly deteriorated, spiraling out of control throughout the country. The ensuing civil war was resolved with peace agreements between the two groups that promised that the North, and particularly Muslims, would be better represented in the government — a promise that was largely unfulfilled.A girl collects water from a spring near a gold mine in Gaga village, CAR. Séléka leader Michel Djotodia then proclaimed himself President. In August 2018, Russia and Sudan helped broker another tentative agreement among armed groups.On 6 February 2019, representatives of the CAR government and fourteen recognized rebel groups signed a new peace treaty, the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation, in Bangui.The party of former President Francois Bozize announced his return to the country in December 2019.On 17 February 2020, members of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central Africa (FPRC) attacked It is argued that the focus of the initial disarmament efforts exclusively on the Seleka inadvertently handed the anti-Balaka the upper hand, leading to the forced displacement of Muslim civilians by anti-Balaka in Bangui and western CAR.There was ethnic violence during fighting between the Ex-Séléka militias FPRC and UPC, with the FPRC targeting In 2015, humanitarian aid workers in the CAR were involved in more than 365 security incidents, more than Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia.
The Central African Republic conflict is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition, and anti-balaka militias. Malnutrition rates in some areas exceed emergency levels.Escalating violence has made it increasingly dangerous for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work in the country.Safe drinking water is scarce, and proper sanitation scarcer. In response, groups of armed militias using the name of Anti-Balaka formed. Since the most recent conflict began, much of the little that existed has been destroyed and social services have broken down.More than three quarters of CAR’s working population relies on agriculture, but cycles of displacement have driven farmers from their land, leaving fields abandoned. Despite numerous attempts to broker peace, the crisis in CAR continues to worsen. At one time, almost half the capital’s population fled to informal camps and over 100,000 people took refuge in the city’s airport.