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The Central African Republic government declares a 15-day state of emergency after rebels attempt to surround and blockade the capital Bangui. Pro-François Bozizé loyalists and anti-balaka militias now control around two-thirds of the war torn nation.
2021-01-21

Rwanda deploys what it calls a "protection force" to the Central African Republic after its peacekeepers were attacked by advancing rebel forces on the capital Bangui. The Rwandan and Central African Republic governments accuse former President François Bozizé of backing the rebels and plotting a coup, which he denies. Russia also sends troops and heavy weaponry to support the government.
2020-12-21

Pope Francis travels to a besieged Muslim neighborhood known as PK5 in the Central African Republic, a country wracked by sectarian violence. This visit is part of Francis's message of peace and reconciliation. As a result of the violence over the last two years, most of the capital Bangui's 100,000-plus Muslims have fled; now only 15,000 remain.
2015-11-30

All 500 of the prisoners escape from the Ngaraba jail in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
2015-09-29

At least 11 people are killed in an attack on a church by the Séléka militia group in the city of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
2014-05-28

Heavy gunfire erupts in Central African Republic's capital Bangui.
2014-01-24

The Red Cross claims that at least 300 people have died in two days of fighting in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
2013-12-6

The United Nations approves the creation of the MISCA peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, initially led by the African Union with French military support, to help quell the ongoing civil war, as reports emerge of more than 100 people killed during recent clashes in the capital Bangui.
2013-12-5

All non-essential United Nations staff are removed from Central African Republic, as Seleka rebels move to within 75km of the capital, Bangui.
2013-03-23

Central African Republic leader François Bozizé promises a national unity government, as rebels advance to within 75 km of the capital Bangui.
2012-12-30