3 week agoA recent photo of two Ilyushin Il-76MD transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force at the Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic: 44 rebels killed in an offensive by the armed forces
1 month agoRussian private military contactors during today's joint operation with the Central African Republic's govt forces in the city of Boda
1 month agoCentral African Republic's army & affiliated forces intensified the patrols around the city of Bangui after the recent raids by rebels on capital's surroundings
1 month agoFighters from the Coalition of Patriots for Change attacked a civilian truck near the town of Foro in southern Bouar, injuring several people. The MINUSCA used a Mi-8 helicopter to evacuate the victims
Rebels kill two peacekeepers in Central African Republic: UN
1 month agoCentral African Republic (CAR): A video shows Chadian militants have crossed the border yp support Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) rebels. Their armament looks fairly standard with 7.62 AK/Type 56 rifles. Yet M14 rifle and FN FAL rifles are locally noteable
1 month agoRussia has informed the United Nations that it plans to withdraw 300 military instructors sent to the Central African Republic (CAR) in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections
UN peacekeeping troops retake control of Bangassou, a city in the Central African Republic captured two weeks ago by armed groups
1 month agoUN peacekeeping troops say they have retaken control of the Central African Republic city of Bangassou captured two weeks ago by armed groups waging an offensive against President Faustin Archange Touadera's government MINUSCA
1 month agoGen. Oleg Polpersonev, head of the Russian Defense Ministry's representative office in the Central African Republic, examines small arms seized by government forces from rebels in Boali
1 month agoThe residents of Bria town in the Central African Republic looted the former outpost of the Russian private military contractors, after they left towards the capital, Bangui
1 month agoThe government forces of the Central African Republic captured at least five militants from rebel's "Coalition of Patriots for Change", in addition to a number of weapons and ammunition
Rebel forces in the Central African Republic on Wednesday mounted their closest attack to the capital Bangui since December elections before being repelled with the death of a Rwandan peacekeeper, the country's UN mission said
1 month agoCentral African Republic (CAR): Captured militant of the rebel organization Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) was shown on live broadcast on TV. He was captured with a Chinese Type 56 rifle and his rifle can be seen since the arrestment
"We heard gunfire from six this morning. We're staying home - there's panic. We're scared of stray bullets." - north Bangui resident Rodrigue
Dramatic escalation in CAR. Rebels launch twin assault on the capital's northern and south-eastern outskirts. Security forces have reportedly repelled the attack. @Reuters describes explosions and helicopters circling over the city
1 month agoPhotos from the cockpit of the Russian Air Force's Mil Mi-8AMTSh helicopter over the Central African Republic
Central African Republic prosecutors said an investigation had been launched into former president Francois Bozize, whom the government accuses of plotting a coup ahead of elections last month
Central African Republic President Touadera re-elected, says electoral commission
1 month agoCAR: Following the attack on the town of Bangassou on 3 January, 12 patients were taken care of by @MSF for emergency care. This attack is the latest in the context of deteriorating security linked to the electoral process CARcrisis
Rebel fighters captured the southern Central African city of Bangassou on Sunday, weeks after they were accused of an attempted coup and ahead of partial results from a tense presidential election
1 month agoCentral African Republic: Bangassou, in south-eastern CAR, was the target of a violent attack on the morning of 3/01 according to MINUSMA and would have come under the control of the Bozizé rebels. MINUSCA denounced attacks in Damara
1 month agoMINUSCA strongly condemns the attack on Sunday 03/01 on the town of Bangassou, carried out by the armed groups allied to the former Central African President F. Bozizé. It calls for an immediate end to the violence, the main victims of which are the civilian populations.
1 month agoBangassou (South-East RCA), target of a violent attack this morning of 3/01. MINUSCA peacekeepers successfully protect the populations and robust patrols are carried out in the city. Five armed elements found dead
2 month agoRussia sends KamAZ-53949 Typhoon-L MRAP to CAR. Much superior to the BRDM-2, of very little utility
2 month agoAn-124 82034 flew to the Central African Republic. This is her second visit to Bangui
Russian Defense: We are continuing to expand our military presence in Africa and the Middle East
Voters went to the polls in the Central African Republic in presidential and legislative elections marred by the latest flare-up in a long-running civil war, with many voters unable to cast ballots
2 month agoRecent Russian Military Transport Aviation Il-76 and An-124-100 flights to CAR
