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News Central African Republic: More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic

Published on: Thursday 20 August 2026
More than 100 dead after goldmine collapses in Central African Republic
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/gold-mine-collapse-deadly-landslide-central-african-republic

The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continue ...

News Central African Republic: Cuban man from South Florida deported to Africa says he was sent there without knowing his destination

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Cuban man from South Florida deported to Africa says he was sent there without knowing his destination
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cuban-man-deported-central-african-republic-ice-south-florida/

A 37-year-old Cuban man who lived in South Florida and spent seven months in U.S. immigration detention says he was placed on a plane in handcuffs and deported to the Central African Republic — a ...

News Central African Republic: Lioness sighting in Central African Republic a ‘hopeful sign’ for northern subspecies

Published on: Thursday 14 August 2025
Lioness sighting in Central African Republic a ‘hopeful sign’ for northern subspecies
News source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/lioness-sighting-in-central-african-republic-a-hopeful-sign-for-northern-subspecies/

An adult lioness has been photographed for the first time in six years in Bamingui-Bangoran National Park in the Central African Republic. The photo, taken in April by a camera trap installed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, shows a lactating female, possibly with cubs nearby, wandering the forest at night — the first evidence of […]

News Central African Republic: Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

Published on: Saturday 29 August 2026
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
News source: https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-afghan-deportation-united-states-687d053499ccdbf6a26f091219ae10fe

The United States has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military.

News Central African Republic: Rescuers recover more bodies after Central African Republic mine collapse kills over 100

Published on: Wednesday 19 August 2026
Rescuers recover more bodies after Central African Republic mine collapse kills over 100
News source: https://apnews.com/article/mine-collapse-central-african-republic-cameroon-b401a828ab1b66c671dbdde83138e77a

Hopes of finding survivors at a collapsed gold mine in the Central African Republic are fading. Local officials and the Red Cross say more than 100 people died in the disaster, but the government reports 49 deaths.

News Central African Republic: Central African Republic shuts down collapsed gold mining site that killed more than 100

Published on: Saturday 22 August 2026
Central African Republic shuts down collapsed gold mining site that killed more than 100
News source: https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-gold-mine-closed-bf3cfcdbad6dae8a43fc0ec250a30aab

The Central African Republic's government has closed a gold mining site after it collapsed, killing over 100 people.

News Central African Republic: 50 MW UAE solar plant raises Central African Republic’s power capacity by 60%

Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
50 MW UAE solar plant raises Central African Republic’s power capacity by 60%
News source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/solar-plant-increases-power-generation-capacity-central-african-republic

The 50MW project is small beside the UAE’s biggest solar plants, but in the Central African Republic it adds more than half again to national generation capacity

News Central African Republic: ‘This is Africa, deal with it’: the lives of the migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic

Published on: Saturday 15 August 2026
‘This is Africa, deal with it’: the lives of the migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic
News source: https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-16/this-is-africa-deal-with-it-the-lives-of-the-migrants-deported-from-the-us-to-the-central-african-republic.html

From Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, several Latin Americans denounce that they have been forcibly deported here. They are also protesting their living conditions ...

News Central African Republic: Rebels launch attacks on Central African Republic’s capital

Published on: Tuesday 12 January 2021
Rebels launch attacks on Central African Republic’s capital
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/13/rebels-launch-attacks-on-central-african-republics-capital

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic launched a coordinated attack on the outskirts of the capital, Bangui, before being pushed back, the United Nations mission in the country has said.

News Central African Republic: Swiss Geologist Kidnapped and Killed in Central Africa

Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026
Swiss Geologist Kidnapped and Killed in Central Africa
News source: https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/international/swiss-geologist-kidnapped-and-killed-in-central-africa-li.3551572

A Swiss geologist and a local miner have been killed in the Central African Republic, north of the capital, Bangui. The local prosecutor’s office announced this on Monday. Geologist Luca Maggini and the miner were abducted on Thursday evening by unidentified men and later killed, said Frédéric Pounou, a geologist who was working with Maggini at the time of the abduction.

News Central African Republic: Swiss geologist and local miner kidnapped and killed in Central African Republic

Published on: Monday 03 August 2026
Swiss geologist and local miner kidnapped and killed in Central African Republic
News source: https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-killings-swiss-geologist-3c90136d6eaba9722d52d31c5f28882e

A Swiss geologist and a local miner were killed in the Central African Republic, north of Bangui, according to the local public prosecutor's office.

News Central African Republic: U.S. deports migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, other countries to violence-torn Central African Republic

Published on: Saturday 13 June 2026
U.S. deports migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, other countries to violence-torn Central African Republic
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-deports-migrant-central-african-republic/

The Trump administration deported a group of roughly 20 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and other nations to the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries.

News Central African Republic: Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic

Published on: Thursday 11 June 2026
Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic
News source: https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-immigration-deportations-trump-iran-0ad513dc07d1ab39d906e2c8632b9e74

Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States.

News Central African Republic: Cameroon Hosts Regional Push to Fight Illicit Flows Draining Central Africa's Development Funds

Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026
Cameroon Hosts Regional Push to Fight Illicit Flows Draining Central Africa's Development Funds
News source: https://www.businessincameroon.com/public-management/0206-16258-cameroon-hosts-regional-push-to-fight-illicit-flows-draining-central-africas-development-funds

Central African governments, civil society organisations, journalists and development partners have launched a four-day sub-regional workshop in ...

News Central African Republic: 8 miners killed in Central African Republic after massive mine collapse in Ouham-Pendé

Published on: Thursday 12 March 2026
8 miners killed in Central African Republic after massive mine collapse in Ouham-Pendé
News source: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/car-mine-collapse-nourroum-ouham-pende-death-artisanal-mining-qeicsfsi

The disaster occurred in Nourroum, the provincial capital of the Ouham-Pendé prefecture. In addition to the fatalities, five other individuals sustained injuries when the earth g ...

News Central African Republic: Central African Republic Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Haut-Mbomou with U.N. Support

Published on: Sunday 08 March 2026
Central African Republic Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Haut-Mbomou with U.N. Support
News source: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news/0803-53571-central-african-republic-deploys-hundreds-of-troops-to-haut-mbomou-with-u-n-support

MINUSCA supports deployment of 356 Central African soldiers to Zemio Additional 110 troops deployed to Bambouti in Haut-Mbomou prefecture Move aims to restore stability amid persistent armed group ...

News Central African Republic: France returns to the Central African Republic 'after a period of cooling off'

Published on: Friday 13 March 2026
France returns to the Central African Republic 'after a period of cooling off'
News source: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/03/14/france-returns-to-the-central-african-republic-after-a-period-of-cooling-off_6751440_124.html

France's foreign minister met with Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on Friday, March 13. The visit signals Paris' intention to reassert its presence in a country that has turned toward Moscow.

News Central African Republic: How Satellite Data Reveals Poverty and Risk in the Central African Republic

Published on: Saturday 14 February 2026
How Satellite Data Reveals Poverty and Risk in the Central African Republic
News source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/other/3803509-how-satellite-data-reveals-poverty-and-risk-in-the-central-african-republic

Using satellite imagery, geocoded infrastructure data and conflict records, World Bank researchers mapped economic activity, service access and risk exposure across the Central African Republic at a 5×5 km level. The study shows sharp spatial inequalities, confirms that these alternative data strongly predict household wealth, and highlights how conflict often targets economically valuable areas.