Michel Djotodia

• Nearly 50 Killed in New Wave of Violence in Central Africa

  Nearly 50 people have been killed in three days in a fresh surge of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a peacekeeping officer said on Wednesday.

• Obama Imposes Sanctions on Former CAR Leaders: White House

  US President Barack Obama on Tuesday imposed sanctions against the former Central African Republic leaders Francois Bozize and Michel Djotodia and three other officials, the White House said.

• Looting a way of life for Central Africa's lost generation

  Deprived of schooling by years of inept leadership, the forsaken youths of the Central African Republic see raiding and plundering as the only career their country has to offer.

• Clashes in Bangui leave at least ten dead: witnesses

  A weekend of violence and looting in the Central African capital has left at least 10 people dead, witnesses and a humanitarian official told AFP on Sunday, including two more gruesome lynchings of minority Muslims.

• Celebrations in Central African Republic as leader resigns

  Central African Republic's interim leaders caved in to international pressure and resigned on Friday after failing to halt inter-religious violence, prompting street celebrations but also questions over who would step in to take charge.

• 37 killed in Central African Republic mine collapse, says official

  At least 37 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed at Ndassima in the middle of the Central African Republic, where President Michel Djotodia has declared three days of mourning, national radio reported today.