FG moves to repatriate stranded Nigerians in Central African Republic

The Federal Government has commenced efforts to rescue and repatriate a group of Nigerian workers stranded in the Central African Republic. This was following a viral video showing the distressed individuals abandoned in the Bambari region, about 850km …

Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity

Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from the country’s mainly Muslim Seleka population – during the 2013-14 civil war. They were found …

ICC convicts Central African Republic rebels over war crimes

The International Criminal Court has convicted two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic for multiple war crimes committed against Muslim civilians during the country’s civil war in 2013 and 2014, sentencing each …

Two former militia leaders in the Central African Republic sentenced to war crimes, crimes against humanity

Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison terms of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians -mainly of the mainly Muslim Seleka population of the country-during the 2013-2014 civil war. They were guilty “Beyond …

ICC convicts 2 over Central African Republic war crimes

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted two Central African Republic militia leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The two, a former top football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo, led attacks on Muslim …

Nigerian miners accuse Chinese firm of abandoning them in Central African Republic

Some Nigerians have accused a Chinese mining company of abandoning them in the Central African Republic (CAR) after recruiting them to work in a mining operation. In a video that began circulating online on Thursday, an unnamed man — flanked by five others …

ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Russia’s politics of writing off African debts, Putin’s strategy of economic cooperation

By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH During the International Parliamentary conference Russia-Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech at the plenary session, reminded African parliamentarians that the partnership between Russia and African countries has …

Putin Building African Springboard for War on West 

The continent offers the Kremlin a low-risk, high-yield theater to destabilize NATO’s southern flank, sustain its war economy, and pre-position military assets in the event of a broader conflict against NATO partners and their allies. In Libya, Russian …

Central African Republic: ICC Convicts Two Anti-Balaka Leaders

(Geneva) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of two anti-balaka militia leaders for serious crimes in the Central African Republic is an important step toward justice in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.  On July 24, 2025, ICC …