Situated about 500 mi (805 km) north of the equator, the Central African Republic is a landlocked nation. The Ubangi and the Shari are the largest of many rivers. The former French colony of ...

African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...

Central African Republic remains one of the world’s poorest countries despite its vast mineral wealth, including gold and diamonds. Rebel groups have often operated with impunity, thwarting ...

UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are collaborating to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the ...

Some of them are living freely elsewhere - in neighbouring countries like Chad or in France (the former colonial power in the Central African Republic). All of them are living with impunity, without ...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations on Saturday condemned the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper in an ambush of a patrol in the east of the Central African Republic.