The African Union (AU) on Friday authorized the deployment of a larger peacekeeping force for Central African Republic (CAR) to help stabilize the security situation there.

The African Union (AU) on Monday called for a coordinated approach from regional and international actors to address the security issue in Central African Republic (CAR).

At least 37 miners were killed in a mine accident in Central African Republic (CAR) when a gold mine where they were working collapsed, the country's official said on Monday.

The transitional President of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia arrived in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he is due to hold talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other government officials, official news agency (SUNA) reported.

Central African interim president Michel Djotodia said Saturday that the country's new government would be in place within 72 hours in order to end the months-long political unrest.

The Central African Republic has been suspended from the Kimberley Process, an international body responsible for halting the trade in conflict-tainted diamonds, due to the military clashes in the country.

African military chiefs have agreed to increase the number of regional peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) to 2,000.

The United Nations says a Pakistani UN peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

A mob in Bangui has killed seven fighters, all members of the Seleka group which ousted Francois Bozize last month, in the former Central African Republic (CAR) president's electoral district.

African leaders have decided to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to the Central African Republic (CAR) in an attempt to restore order to the coup-hit country.

More than a dozen people have been killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in clashes with the fighters of the Seleka coalition, sources say.

Rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by an acting parliament in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council.

The number of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) in the region has swelled to more than 37,000 since the conflict began last December, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday.

Central African Republic's self-declared president will hold elections within 18 months despite initially saying that he would rule until 2016, a spokesman said Thursday.

A delegation of 12 people who include the wife and family members of the Central African Republic's deposed leader Francois Bozize arrived at Batouri in eastern Cameroon on Tuesday, local officials told Xinhua.

French soldiers have shot and killed two Indians when they opened fire on vehicles approaching the airport in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

The ousted president of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, has taken refuge in neighboring Cameroon as France sends more troops to the African country.

At least 13 South African soldiers have lost their lives in clashes with rebels at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Central African Republic's capital, Bangui.

The rebel leader in Central African Republic suspended the constitution, dissolved state institutions and declared a transitional rule on Monday.