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	Central African Republic
		Central African Republic, republic in central Africa, bordered on the north by Chad, on the east by Sudan, on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by Cameroon.
		The Central African Republic is situated on the northern edge of the Congo River Basin.
		The population of the Central African Republic was determined by the census of 1975 to be 2,054,610; the 1997 estimated population was 3,308,198.
	www.latifm.com /look/Regional_Central_African_Republic.htm (1645 words)

	Central African Republic - MSN Encarta
		Prior to a military coup in 2003, the Central African Republic was governed under a 1994 constitution that provided for a multiparty democracy.
		Most of the ethnic groups inhabiting the present-day Central African Republic entered the region in the 19th century to escape Fulani armies or to avoid slave traders operating in the Congo River Basin and modern Sudan.
		In 1958 the dependency gained autonomy as the Central African Republic; it became fully independent on August 13, 1960, with David Dacko as president.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574398_4/Central_African_Republic.html (855 words)

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		The Central African Republic (French: République Centrafricaine) is a landlocked country in central Africa.
		It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west.
		The political and military developments in the Central African Republic in recent years have had a dire impact on social conditions, which, on the basis of anecdotal information, worsened further during the October 2002-March 2003 period.
	www.lycos.com /info/central-african-republic.html (709 words)

	Central African Republic
		The increase in the population of secondary centers and the agricultural practices of Central Africans have led to disastrous ecological changes, because trees are used for both house construction and firewood, and deforestation around all the urban centers has caused a need for the importation of wood from afar.
		Central Africans are mostly self-sufficient, growing their own staples (manioc, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, corn, and squash), supplemented by wild tubers, leaves, and mushrooms.
		Protestant Central African churches, once aligned with the denominations of the early missions, have splintered into several factions as a result of competition for leadership in the clergy.
	www.everyculture.com /Bo-Co/Central-African-Republic.html (3408 words)

	FACT SHEET: Central African Republic at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		The Central African Republic appears to have been settled from at least the seventh century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based in Lake Chad and the Upper Nile.
		Later, various sultanates claimed present-day Central African Republic, using the entire Oubangui region as a slave reservoir, from which slaves were traded north across the Sahara and to West Africa for export by the Europeans.
		The assembly in Central African Republic was led by Barthelemy Boganda, a Catholic priest who also was known for his forthright statements in the French Assembly on the need for African emancipation.
	deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/central_african_republic/index.shtml (1231 words)

	History of the Central African Republic
		The French constitutional referendum of September 1958 dissolved the A.E.F., and on December 1 of the same year the Assembly declared the birth of the Central African Republic with Boganda as head of government.
		On December 4, 1976, the republic became a monarchy with the promulgation of the imperial constitution and the proclamation of the president as Emperor Bokassa I. His regime was characterized by numerous human rights atrocities.
		Though the government has the tacit support of civil society groups and the main parties, a wide field of candidates contested the municipal, legislative, and presidential elections held in March and May of 2005 in which General BOZIZE was affirmed as president.
	infotut.com /geography/Central-African-Republic (2310 words)

	Central African Republic (09/06)
		The government is a republic comprised of a strong executive branch (president, vice president, prime minister, and council of ministers), and weak legislative and judicial branches.
		Military courts exist but are currently only used to try military personnel for crimes committed in the course of duty.
		The Central African Republic is classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an annual per capita income of $260 (2002).
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4007.htm (3782 words)

	Central African Republic
		The Central African Republic (CAR) is a constitutional republic whose population of approximately 3.9 million is governed by a strong executive branch and weak legislative and judicial branches.
		The public prosecutor of the republic was very receptive to reports about conditions observed by diplomats and NGOs in detention centers and prisons and said that while his office normally conducted periodic inspections of detention centers, a growing lack of resources and personnel had made it increasingly difficult to conduct inspections.
		Military sources said Bomba Yeke's detention was for his own safety, as some former rebels who had fought alongside Bozize had vowed to kill him to avenge losses he caused in their rebellion.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61560.htm (17918 words)

	central african republic map and information page
		The Central African Republic is famed worldwide for its lowland gorilla population, Pygmy culture, and fabulous national parks.
		Landforms The Central African Republic is in essence an undulating plateau.
		Central and south is a series of forested, rolling hills, with some topping 2000 ft. A dense tropical rainforest in the southeast fronts the Ubangi River, and in the north, the land flattens into a treeless, desert-like savanna grassland.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/cf.htm (622 words)

	Central African Republic - Amnesty International
		Political and military instability persisted in the aftermath of the 28 May 2001 coup attempt by armed soldiers of the former President, General André Kolingba.
		In November around 300 troops from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) arrived in Bangui to ensure the President’s security and to patrol the border between Chad and the Central African Republic.
		During the year dozens of unarmed civilians, including Chad nationals, were killed in the north of the Central African Republic during repeated clashes between General Bozizé’s supporters, based in Chad, and soldiers supporting the Central African government.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/Caf-summary-eng (984 words)

	Central African Republic News
		Central African Republic army accused of burning dozens of villages in rebel fight
		French reinforcements sent in recent weeks to the Central African Republic and Chad to counter rebel offensives will be withdrawn by the end of the year, military headquarters in Paris said Thursday.
		The burning and looting of villages across north-central Central African Republic has scattered thousands of civilians from their homes while the rebels and the army blame each other for aggravating the...
	www.topix.net /world/central-african-republic (900 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Central African Republic
		The Central African Republic's capital flows and foreign investment score is 1 point worse this year; however, its government intervention and monetary policy scores are each 1 point better.
		As a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, the Central African Republic uses the CFA franc, pegged to the euro.
		From 1995 to 2004, the Central African Republic's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 0.11 percent, down from the 3.48 percent from 1994 to 2003 reported in the 2005 Index.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=CentralAfricanRepublic (1132 words)

	Military of the Central African Republic - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-11)
		The military of the Central African Republic (Forces armées centrafricaines or FACA), currently numbers at approximately 2,000, and military expenditures amount to 1.1% of the GDP of that nation.
		Following the 2003 coup, Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC-Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale) and C.A.R. armed forces assumed responsibility for securing the capital city.
		Working with the French, the C.A.R. military is attempting to provide professional training and decentralize its troops in an effort to combat road bandits, thievery, and poaching throughout the C.A.R. territory.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=5486 (286 words)

	Central African Rep. - Country Page
		In November 2004, Amnesty International released a report entitled “Central African Republic: Five Months of War Against Women,” which alleged that rape of women and girls during the five months of turmoil in 2002 and 2003 was systematic and widespread.
		The Association of Central African Women Lawyers advises women on their legal rights and has published and disseminated pamphlets on the dangers of FGM and food taboos.
		A number of awareness-raising campaigns were undertaken to “reduce tension and restore calm in the wake of abuses committed in Bangui and in the northern part of the country.” The report also noted that on 3 April 2006, Central African women’s groups held a march for the restoration of peace and security.
	www.womenwarpeace.org /car/central_african.htm (2784 words)

	Central African Republic town attacked by Sudan-based armed group - iht,africa,Central African Republic Rebels - Africa ...
		BANGUI, Central African Republic Unidentified armed fighters based in Sudan's troubled Darfur region crossed into Central African Republic and attacked a northern town here in fighting that killed both civilians and army troops, a government spokesman said Monday.
		Details were sketchy and little is known about the rebels, who have launched sporadic attacks on military installations in Central African Republic over the last year, sparking the flight of tens of thousands of refugees.
		Central African Republic has suffered decades of army revolts, coups and rebellions since the nation of 3.6 million gained independence from France in 1960.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/10/30/africa/AF_GEN_Central_African_Republic_Rebels.php (345 words)

	Central African Republic
		The later period of the Patasse government was marked by salary arrears, labor unrest, and unequal treatment of military officers from different ethnic groups, which led to three mutinies against Patasse.
		The disturbances were put down with the help of the French, and African peacekeepers were deployed to the Central African Republic until `1998 when a UN peacekeeping mission was deployed to the country.
		Despite the foreign presence, the damage caused by the mutinies, energy crises, and poor governance caused the Patasse government considerable trouble and was clearly not helped by the 2000 departure of the UN forces.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/car.htm (421 words)

	Central African Republic NICS/RNIS Acticles
		The Central African Republic has faced a structural crisis for years, with an institutional instability marked by mutinies, coup attempts, and destruction and looting of infrastructure and people's property (CAP, 2005).
		There is a continuing influx of Sudanese refugees into the Central African Republic and it was recently estimated that there are just over 27,000 assisted Sudanese refugees in the country.
		The refugees in the Central African Republic are not currently thought to be at heightened nutritional risk (category IIc in Table 1).
	www.unsystem.org /scn/Publications/RNIS/countries/centralafricanrepublic_all.htm (2011 words)

	News: Central African Republic, Central African govt asks France to help repel rebels, News: Sudan, Central African ...
		France has a military contingent stationed in neighbouring Chad, including a squadron of Mirage jets, and early this year sent military helicopters to Central African Republic to back a border protection agreement with Sudan and Chad.
		Gonda said Central African Republic's Prime Minister Elie Dote had on Monday asked the U.N. Security Council in New York to deploy U.N. peacekeeping troops in the Chad-Central African Republic-Sudan border area to guarantee security.
		Central African Republic's remote north is a lawless area where armed raiders regularly loot villages and terrorise civilians, sending many fleeing into southern Chad.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6V4TZY?OpenDocument (596 words)

	Central African Republic - Amnesty International
		French military experts remained in the country supporting CEMAC, as well as training specialized units of the Central African security forces.
		In November, a new law on freedom of the press, drafted with the financial and logistical support of the UN Office in the Central African Republic, was adopted by the transitional parliament known as the National Transitional Council (Conseil national de transition, CNT).
		Their respective foreign supporters from Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were also involved in the fighting.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/caf-summary-eng (876 words)

	Refugees International: Articles: Forgotten People: The Central African Republic
		The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers from being a small country of little political or economic interest to the larger powers that determine when and how the world responds to humanitarian crises.
		The conflicts in neighboring Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its neighbors to the west and south respectively, have dwarfed the human suffering in the CAR itself.
		Located north of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the geographic center of Africa, the CAR, which is about the size of the U.S. state of Texas, is bordered by Cameroun, Chad, Sudan and Congo.
	www.refugeesinternational.org /content/article/detail/963 (965 words)

	CENTRAL AFRICA
		In contrast to West and East Africa, Central Africa has a lot of jungles and is a predominately tropical climate.
		The Central African Republic is considered to be quite an unstable country.
		Central Africa tends to be a predominately French-speaking area, and some of the time people resort to sign language to get the message across.
	www.angelfire.com /in2/anotheradventure2/centralafrica.html (718 words)

	Statement on the Military Coup in the Central African Republic
		The Chairman of the AU, President Mbeki expresses his unequivocal condemnation of the military coup in the Central African Republic on Saturday, 15 March 2003.
		Coming at a time when government and opposition parties were involved in preparations for national dialogue, peace and reconciliation, the unconstitutional transfer of power subtracts rather than adds to the momentum for peace and stability and indeed undermines continental efforts aimed at sustainable development and economic recovery.
		The African Union will continue to work collectively to assist the people of the Central African Republic to return to democracy, peace and justice.
	www.dfa.gov.za /docs/2003/car0317.htm (193 words)

	News: Central African Republic, France helps CAR gov't in offensive against rebels
		"The Central African Republic defence minister has announced the retaking of Birao airport in an operation where we were present," Prazuck told reporters.
		Chad and the regional central African group CEMAC also said they were sending military reinforcements.
		The governments of Central African Republic and Chad have both accused Sudan of backing raids across their frontiers by rebels from the violence-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/STED-6VYS5C?OpenDocument (477 words)

	Chad to send troops to Central African Republic - Military Photos
		Chad to send troops to Central African Republic Thu Nov 16, 2:42 PM ET N'DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) - Chad is to send military reinforcements to the Central African Republic to help fight rebels who have seized several towns in the northeast of the country, the Chadian prime minister said.
		"Chad cannot remain indifferent to the situation that prevails in Central African Republic," he said in a speech to the National Assembly in the Chadian capital N'Djamena.
		More than 100 Chadian soldiers are already stationed in the CAR, which borders Chad to the south, as part of the multinational force of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC).
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=97419 (315 words)

	afrol News - Central African Republic News
		Neither France nor Chad are responding to the cries for military assistance by Central African President François Bozizé, who has less than 5,000 troops at his hands.
		The conference was in particular to seek fresh funds for the new wave of internally displaced and refugees streaming out of the country, creating a big but little publicised humanitarian crisis.
		"Ethnic cleansing" of nomads in Central African Republic
	www.afrol.com /countries/central_african_republic/news (1212 words)

	Central African Republic: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns
		The chief of the armed forces of the Central African Republic (CAR), General Francois Bozizé, seized power in a military coup in 2003, and declared himself president.
		Central African Republic: Referral to the International Criminal Court should be accompanied by judicial reforms to address impunity
		Central African Republic: Open letter urging rejection of the impunity agreement with the USA concerning the International Criminal Court
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/central_african_republic/index.do (403 words)

	Military Coup Brings French Army Back to Central African Republic
		On March 15, 2003, in a classic neo-colonial military coup supported by French imperialism, Idriss Deby of Chad, and Joseph Kabila of Congo, General Francois Bozize seized power in Bangui, Central African Republic (CRA), overthrowing the 10-year-old regime of Ange Patassé while the president was abroad.
		This is clearly part of the ongoing neo-colonial crisis that has split the African petty bourgeoisie between the French and U.S. imperialist rivals in the rape of Africa.
		It is a land-locked country the size of the state of Texas, located between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, Sudan, Chad and Republic of Congo.
	burningspearuhuru.com /0403_centralafricanrep.html (935 words)

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