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Children bear brunt of CAR crisis

BANGUI, 25 April 2013 (IRIN) - Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance. full report

Uneven progress on child stunting in East and Central Africa

 NAIROBI, 16 April 2013 (IRIN) - Improvements in nutrition and stronger government policies have led to a decline in childhood stunting, according to a new report on child nutrition. However, the condition continues to affect some 165 million children under the age of five globally. full report

Regional insecurity adding to Chad's humanitarian needs

 NAIROBI, 12 April 2013 (IRIN) - Chad is grappling with an influx of refugees and returnees into its south-eastern regions, mainly from neighbouring Sudan, and others from the Central African Republic (CAR) following a series of inter-ethnic clashes in Darfur and a recent coup in the CAR, respectively. full report

Urgent humanitarian needs in post-coup Central African Republic

 NAIROBI, 4 April 2013 (IRIN) - Less than two weeks after the overthrow of Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé in a rebel coup, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated, leaving civilians in the capital, Bangui, in critical need of aid, said a senior humanitarian official. full report

Kony hunt still on after CAR coup

 KAMPALA, 26 March 2013 (IRIN) - The search for the Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the rainforests of the Central African Republic (CAR) will continue despite the ouster of President François Bozizé by rebel group Séléka, officials say. full report

CAR coup comes amid deepening humanitarian crisis

 BANGUI, 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worsening as the security and political conditions there rapidly deteriorate, with the Séléka rebel coalition taking the capital, Bangui, in the latest offensive. full report

African migrants pay high prices to send money home

 JOHANNESBURG, 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world. full report

Looming food crisis in the Central African Republic

 BANGUI, 22 February 2013 (IRIN) - Humanitarian agencies are warning of a looming food crisis in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), a result of the insecurity that has displaced thousands of people and disrupted cultivation and trade. full report

Healthcare still disrupted in the Central African Republic

 NAIROBI, 11 February 2013 (IRIN) - Healthcare remains difficult to access in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) that are under the control of the Séléka rebel alliance, despite relative calm following an 11 January peace agreement, say humanitarian agencies. A scarcity of health workers and a lack of medical supplies are among the problems. full report

Analysis: Cash-strapped ICC takes on Mali

 LONDON, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) - Concerns are being raised that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged war crimes in Mali is placing a serious strain on an already over-stretched and cash-strapped institution. full report

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