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    Rebels raidin' aid reserves in C.A.R....

    Gunmen loot aid compounds in Central African Republic
    Saturday 20th May, 2017 - Gunmen have looted humanitarian compounds as fighting grips the Central African Republic town of Bria, while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby UN peacekeeping base, authorities said.
    Concerns are mounting that sectarian violence is again spiralling out of control, even in places that were previously spared during the conflict that began in late 2013. Clashes erupted in Bria again on Friday and the situation was worsening, according to the UN humanitarian agency. At least five people have been killed and several dozen wounded since the unrest began on Tuesday. "Armed groups came to humanitarian compounds and pillaged a warehouse," said the agency's chief of office for the country, Joseph Inganji. "There's fighting taking place but we don't know who's fighting who."


    Clashes erupted in Bria again on Friday and the situation was worsening, according to the UN

    In November, the central town was the site of fierce clashes between two splinter groups of the mostly Muslim rebel movement called Seleka that has battled with Christian militia fighters. Human Rights Watch said at least 14 people were killed over 11 days of fighting in Bria. Other previously calm parts of the country have seen deadly fighting in recent days. Since May 8, more than 150 people, including six UN peacekeepers, have been killed in attacks in the south-eastern town of Bangassou, the southern town of Alinadao and in Bria, according to the UN, which has warned the death toll could rise.

    In the capital, Bangui, tensions were running high. People spoke of the fighting in Bangassou and Bria in hushed tones, turning up the radio whenever the names of the towns came on. Businesses in the Muslim neighborhood of PK5 were closed in protest at the violence in Bangassou, where Muslims were reportedly targeted. The humanitarian community's appeal for aid for Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries, is only 16% funded.

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    20,000 flee latest fighting in Central African Republic
    May 19,`17 -- Gunmen looted humanitarian compounds as fighting gripped the Central African Republic town of Bria while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby U.N. peacekeeping base, authorities said Friday.
    Concerns are mounting that sectarian violence is again spiraling out of control in the country, even in places that previously were spared during the conflict that began in late 2013. At least 20 people have been killed and several dozen wounded since the unrest in Bria began on Tuesday, said U.N. mission spokesman Herve Verhoosel. He told The Associated Press that fighting was focused on the Bria airport Friday morning between rebel groups. Meanwhile, U.N. troops intervened to stop youth from looting and burning houses in an area where most humanitarian organizations are based. More than 50 aid workers were now sheltering at the U.N. base, he said. Verhoosel called the situation "calm but unpredictable," with peacekeepers deployed in key areas of town.

    The U.N. mission "deeply regrets that one more time, civilians pay the highest price," he said. Earlier, the U.N. humanitarian agency's chief of office for the country, Joseph Inganji, told the AP that armed groups came to humanitarian compounds in Bria and pillaged a warehouse. "There's fighting taking place but we don't know who's fighting who," he said. Attacks also targeted places of worship and government buildings, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said in a statement, adding that at least 44 casualties had been treated at the local hospital since Monday. "These are stirring up ethnic and religious divides."

    Bria in November was the site of fierce clashes between two splinter groups of the mostly Muslim rebel movement called Seleka that has battled with Christian militia fighters. Human Rights Watch said at the time that at least 14 people were killed. Other previously calm parts of the country have seen deadly fighting in recent days. Since May 8 more than 150 people, including six U.N. peacekeepers, have been killed in attacks in the southeastern town of Bangassou, the southern town of Alinadao and in Bria, according to the U.N., which has warned the death toll may rise.

    In the capital, Bangui, tensions were running high. People spoke of the fighting in Bangassou and Bria in hushed tones, turning up the radio whenever the names of the towns came on. Businesses in the Muslim neighborhood of PK5 were closed in protest of the violence in Bangassou, where Muslims reportedly were targeted. The humanitarian community's appeal for aid for Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries, is only 16 percent funded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Rebels raidin' aid reserves in C.A.R....

    Gunmen loot aid compounds in Central African Republic
    Saturday 20th May, 2017 - Gunmen have looted humanitarian compounds as fighting grips the Central African Republic town of Bria, while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby UN peacekeeping base, authorities said.


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    20,000 flee latest fighting in Central African Republic
    May 19,`17 -- Gunmen looted humanitarian compounds as fighting gripped the Central African Republic town of Bria while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby U.N. peacekeeping base, authorities said Friday.

    Why fund aid programs that are getting robbed?

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    Some people think they are helping.

    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Why fund aid programs that are getting robbed?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Some people think they are helping.

    There appears to be decent info out there now so people can vet the charities they re contributing too fairly well. More people should take advantage of those opportunities

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    A lot of the humanitarian aid in sub-Sahara Africa is through international organizations. The UN is tossing money into a pit of corruption.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    A lot of the humanitarian aid in sub-Sahara Africa is through international organizations. The UN is tossing money into a pit of corruption.
    I'm trying to act shocked that the UN would $#@! up, but it ain't workin!

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    People with disabilities at risk in Central African Republic
    Jun 22,`17 -- Simplice Lenguy told his wife to leave him behind as people fled when fighting broke out in Central African Republic's capital.
    "I said, 'Take the children. You go to the camp. I am handicapped. I can't flee like the others. If something happens to me, at least my family will be safe,'" Lenguy, who is disabled from polio, recounted in an interview with The Associated Press. His wife refused and forced him to come with her, even when he lost consciousness because of the pain. For years Central African Republic has seen widespread violence that has displaced more than 500,000 people. This week at least 100 people were killed in fighting in the town of Bria. Those with disabilities are a "forgotten people within a forgotten crisis" at high risk during attacks and forced displacement, facing neglect in an ongoing humanitarian crisis, according to Lewis Mudge, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, which released a report this week on their challenges.

    The country has faced deadly violence since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the capital, Bangui. Mostly Christian anti-Balaka militias fought back, resulting in thousands of people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. It is not known how many of the displaced are people with disabilities, but Human Rights Watch said conditions at camps are not conducive for them. Some have trouble getting food during distributions, while others have challenges using showers and toilets that lack ramps.


    Hamamatou Harouna, 10, crawls to the restroom on the grounds of the Catholic Church where she and hundreds of others found refuge in Carnot, Central African Republic. Human Rights Watch says people with disabilities in Central African Republic are at high risk during attacks and forced displacement, facing neglect in an ongoing humanitarian crisis.

    The new report said one man with a physical disability was killed in November 2014 while trying to crawl away from attacking Seleka fighters in the town of Bolo. And when anti-Balaka forces attacked the village of Ngbima the same month, they killed 28 civilians, including a 25-year-old woman with a bad foot who could not move quickly. She was burned alive inside her home, said the report. With half of Central Africa Republic's population in need of humanitarian assistance, Mudge said people with disabilities do not get the "protection and assistance they desperately need."

    Human Rights Watch called on the U.N. peacekeeping mission and other U.N. agencies to monitor and report abuses against people with disabilities and commit resources to improving humanitarian aid. In 2015, the U.N. Security Council's mandate for the peacekeeping mission expressed "serious concern about the dire situation of persons with disabilities in the CAR including abandonment, violence and lack of access to basic services." However, when the mandate was renewed by the U.N. Security Council in 2016, no language on people with disabilities was included. The human rights chief for the U.N. peacekeeping mission had "no statement" on why the language wasn't included. However, Musa Yerro Gassama said the U.N. continues to work on the issue with aid groups.

    Central African Republic's government doesn't have the capacity to support people with disabilities, Mudge said. And U.N. officials say humanitarian funding for the country is only at 28 percent. Once Lenguy recovered from his journey to the camp for those displaced in Bangui, he started organizing others with disabilities into a group to demand more aid. They seek support to replace lost canes and tricycles, rebuild homes and provide vocational assistance. Despite the challenges, the 40-year-old Lenguy said he's "very optimistic." He said he wants people with disabilities to have a role in the government and play a role in their country's future. "We, people with disabilities, are ready to help the country to develop," he said.

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    Greater conflict between the Muslim and Christian communities likely...

    Rising Ethnic Tensions in CAR Fuel Fears of Spike in Violence
    Sunday 10th September, 2017 - The head of United Nations peacekeeping says rising ethnic tensions in Central African Republic are likely to spur greater conflict between the Muslim and Christian communities unless action is taken to defuse the situation.
    U.N. Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix says ethnic hate speech is running in parallel with an increase in violence in the Central African Republic. And, he says, he finds this very worrisome. "We are seeing a surge in very negative messages, very negative antagonistic rhetoric to the effect that 'foreigners should be eliminated.' Sort of putting one ethnic component or religious component of this country against the other and this is very worrying and serious." Lacroix says it is a key responsibility of the leadership and all those in positions of influence in the Central African Republic to counter those messages.



    War between the Muslim Seleka and Christian anti-Balaka armed groups broke out in 2013 after Seleka rebels toppled the Christian president, Francois Bozize. Peacekeeping chief Lacroix tells VOA every effort is being made to redeploy U.N. forces on the ground to try to mitigate the impact of this violence and to protect civilians. "We do protect thousands of them [civilians] again in different locations in Central African Republic. We really not only protect them physically from those who want to go after them, but we help them get humanitarian assistance even though this is becoming quite challenging in many areas," Lacroix said.

    The war in the Central African Republic has displaced about half a million people internally and has prompted an almost equal number of people to seek refuge in neighboring countries. The United Nations reports an estimated 2.4 million people - about half the CAR's population - are in need of humanitarian assistance. Lacroix says the United Nations is trying to reconcile the two ethnic communities by working with religious, civic and political leaders from different walks of life. He says it is crucial to move the political process forward in the CAR to achieve a durable peace.

    http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2...ke-in-violence
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    Amnesty Says 'Horrific' Violence in Central African Republic
    Saturday 9th September, 2017 - Rebels in a volatile region of Central African Republic are raping women and killing their male relatives in a "horrific surge" of violence that is now clearly along sectarian lines, Amnesty International warned Friday.
    The human rights organization interviewed dozens of survivors in Basse-Kotto prefecture in the country's east, where a rebel group known as the UPC has carried out waves of attacks. The rebels are considered an offshoot of the mostly Muslim rebel coalition known as Seleka that overthrew the longtime president in 2013. While a period of relative stability allowed for Pope Francis to visit and for elections to be held, international observers now warn that Central African Republic is approaching the levels of violence seen at the height of the conflict in 2014.

    One woman interviewed by Amnesty described a horrific attack in May. She said UPC fighters shot her husband in the legs when he tried to flee and then told the couple: "We're going to do something to you Christians that won't be forgotten for many generations." One of the men raped her, while another raped her husband - all in front of their five children, Amnesty said. Then they fatally shot her husband in the head.


    Joanne Mariner, senior crisis response adviser at Amnesty, said the U.N. peacekeeping force has proved ineffective in stopping such abuses. "Civilians are not accidental victims in this conflict; they are direct targets," she said. "If the U.N.'s mandate in the Central African Republic is to mean anything, civilians must be better protected."

    The Central African Republic's Muslims and Christians had lived in peace for generations, even intermarrying. However, the brutal reign of the Seleka rebel coalition fueled hatred that led to months of retaliatory attacks. During Seleka's rule, its fighters carried out scores of atrocities against Christian civilians. Seleka leaders disavowed the perpetrators as criminals. A new militia - Christian in name, though largely animist - soon arose to fight the Seleka.

    Brutal vengeance was enacted against Muslim civilians, many of whom hated the Seleka themselves. Nearly the entire Muslim population of the capital, Bangui, fled to the north or to neighboring Chad and Cameroon. The latest violence has been particularly worrisome because it has engulfed parts of the country that were largely untouched during the worst of the earlier conflict.

    http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2...rican-republic

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    Much, if not all of the violence in sub Sahara Africa is Muslims killing Christians.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Much, if not all of the violence in sub Sahara Africa is Muslims killing Christians.
    Well that ain't right. Why haven't we armed the Christians , like we arm everyone else? Then the killing could be two way.

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