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CLEAN : C.Africa launches peace talks without rebels or opposition
Central African President Faustin Touadera launches national reconciliation talks in a bid to bring peace -- but without inviting rebel groups and amid an opposition boycott (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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WRAP US envoy visits, captured rebel on rebel alliance
April 24, 2006
1. Exterior, airport
2. Various of US deputy assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto emerging from building and stepping into car
3. Various of cars driving away
April 22, 2006
4. Various of police...
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Rebels on the streets after invading the capital
1. Zoom in to Seleka rebels passing on motorbikes
2. Pan of rebels passing on a pickup truck
3. Wide of Central African Multinational Forces (FOMAC) deployed on streets to escort diplomats and provide security
4. SOUNDBITE (French)...
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Central African Republic - Efforts To End Conflict
Rebellious soldiers in the Central African Republic agreed Sunday
(26/5) to move from the capital to a suburban barracks, and the
president promised them amnesty in twin breakthroughs toward
ending the nine-day-old revolt.
00:17 people...
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African peacekeeping mission condemn killing of suspected rebel by mob
A spokesman for the African peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic on Thursday condemned the lynching of a man by a mob of soldiers, just minutes after they listened to a speech by their interim President Catherine...
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Bangui archbishop appeals for calm, French troops in capital
The top Catholic official in the Central African Republic appealed for calm on Sunday and urged Christians to refrain from carrying out reprisal attacks against Muslims, after several days of violence which have left around 400 people...
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4:3 Rebel leaders and CAR government delegation arrive for peace talks, sots
1. Various of delegation of Central African Republic (CAR) Seleka rebels at convention centre for talks with CAR government delegation and international mediators
2. Various of meeting
3. Various of meeting later on between foreign...
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Central African Republic - Central African Republic's president and prime minister resign from power / New leadership returns from regional summit that urged transitional president to resign / Looters allegedly steal goods from Muslim property left empty by people fleeing violence / Gunfire, body on street, as Christian militia moves into largely Muslim area / More than 100,000 displaced people sheltering in camp beside airport
Central African Republic's president and prime minister resign from power
Bangui - 8 Jan 2014
1. Mid tracking of Central African Republic (CAR) President Michel Djotodia (black tie) arrives at M'poko Airport in Bangui preparing to leave...
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Rally for peace, in support of president, PM comments on crisis
1. Various of demonstrators in the capital city chanting: (French) "we want peace, we want peace"
2. Wide of demonstrators carrying the president's picture.
3. Wide of the Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera (third from left) and...
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Christians attend church services to celebrate Easter Sunday
As rain fell in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Sunday, members of the Christian community attended church services to celebrate Easter Sunday.
Those gathered in Bangui Cathedral on Sunday expressed hope that the...
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Reaction on streets to Aristide asylum
1. Palace where former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is staying
2. Taxi station
3. People selling newspapers
4. Headline reading "Aristide imposed on Central African Republic (CAR) authorities - does CAR still have any...
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Embattled president leaves for Chad summit on bloodshed in his country
The embattled president of Central African Republic (CAR), under growing pressure to resign, travelled to Chad on Wednesday for a summit with other African leaders who want to end the bloodshed that has killed more than one-thousand...
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People seek refuge in Catholic mission as French troops patrol Bangui
Thousands of displaced sought refuge in a Catholic centre in Bangui on Saturday, fearing reprisal attacks from Muslim former rebels who control Central African Republic in the wake of massacres in the capital that left at least 280...
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UN Secretary General says he's "deeply troubled" by events in CAR; comments on Ukraine
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that he is "deeply troubled" by recent atrocities in the Central African Republic (CAR).
"I am doing everything possible to globalise an effective international response," Ban...
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Zuma says 13 South African soldiers killed in fighting in Central African Republic
1. Wide of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacob Zuma, South African President:
"We are deeply saddened by the events and developments in that country over the past 72 hours. We saw violence escalating and many innocent lives...
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French troops battle to prevent looting of Muslim properties in capital
French troops in the Central African Republic struggled to stop mobs of looters from stealing what remained of Muslim homes and businesses in the capital, Bangui, on Monday.
French and African peacekeepers panned through the Miskine...
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SPOKESMAN DENOUNCES CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REGIMEAND THE MAASSACRE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
Spokesman delivers statement accusing the Central African Republic Regime of the massacre of schoolchildern in January and in Between 17 April and 19 April a number of elementary school students were arrested after they had protested...
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People venture outside to bury their dead as French troops patrol the streets
Widespread violence continued in the Central African Republic on Saturday.
Christians fearing reprisal attacks from the Muslim ex-rebels who control the country fled on foot by the thousand.
Others ventured outside for the first in time...
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French ramp up efforts to secure capital as mob violence spikes
There were chaotic scenes in the capital of the Central African Republic on Monday, as a crowd set upon a man suspected of being a former member of Seleka, the alliance of mostly Muslim rebel groups accused of carrying out atrocities...
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Female mayor of Central African Republic's capital chosen to lead country, first address, reax
Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza was chosen as interim president of the Central African Republic on Monday, becoming the first female leader in the country's history.
After two rounds of voting, members of a national transitional...
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CAR - Mutineers List Conditions For Peace
Army mutineers in the Central African Republic on Saturday (25/5) listed their conditions for laying down arms and returning to barracks, after a week-long revolt against the country's president. A spokesman for the rebels, who were in...
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Bangui residents celebrate after rebels escorted from military base
Thousands of jubilant residents were celebrating in Central African Republic's capital on Tuesday after more rebels were escorted out of the city under armed guard.
Regional peacekeepers and French forces in Bangui escorted the former...
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Government troops were on high alert in the Central African Republic capital Bangui, amid clashes that killed dozens, between the mostly Muslim ex-rebels who have controlled the country since March and Christians who support the ousted president. (Dec.5)
Government soldiers were on high alert in the Central African Republic capital Bangui on Thursday, amid reported clashes between the mostly Muslim armed fighters who have controlled the country since March and Christians who support the...
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Muslim rebels move out of main military base
Dozens of Muslim rebels, who ousted the president of Central African Republic last year, moved out of the main military base in downtown Bangui on Monday.
The former Seleka fighters left the camp hours after some of their top leaders...