Sources: BBC
Six soldiers and four Coalition of Patriots for Change rebels are killed during a shootout at a military outpost in Bakouma, Central African Republic. 2022-04-29
Mexico establishes diplomatic relations with the Central African Republic, resulting in Mexico having diplomatic relations with all African states. 2020-02-5
United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt tells BBC One that Oxfam's failure to pass on information regarding sexual misconduct allegations of its workers in Haiti and Chad shows an "absolute" absence and failure of moral leadership. 2018-02-11
The United States ended a six-year Central-African hunt for Joseph Kony. 2017-04-26
Pope Francis arrives in the Central African Republic, the last stop of his six-day African tour, becoming the first modern pope to enter an active war zone as the country is in a state of civil war. 2015-11-29
Suspected Sudanese ivory poachers shoot dead an unknown number of elephants at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park world heritage site in the Central African Republic, close to the border with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. 2013-05-9
Chad sends troops to the Central African Republic to help defend the town of Bria from the Seleka rebel coalition. 2012-12-19
A coalition of rebel groups called "Séléka" take over the Central African Republic mining town of Bria, killing at least 15 government soldiers. The group is spearheaded by UFDR forces and has already taken five towns in its two-week offensive, which it claims is because of a lack of progress after a peace deal ended the 2004–2007 Bush War. Following an appeal for help from President]] François Bozizé, the President of Chad Idriss Déby sends 20 vehicles of heavily armed troops to help quell the rebellion. 2012-12-18
Rebels from Chad rob 40 people – including a local government official – in attacks in the Central African Republic. 2012-02-19
The Central African Republic votes: voters complain of long delays in the country's presidential and legislative elections. 2011-01-23