Troops try to disarm militia in CAR
Craig TaylorFrench and African peacekeepers seize weapons from militia in the capital of the Central African Republic as they try to end sectarian strife. BBC News – Africa
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UN to visit DR Congo ‘massacre’ site
A UN team is to visit the area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 70 people are believed to have been killed recently. BBC News – Africa
CAR leader ‘declares war’ on militia
Central African Republic leader Catherine Samba-Panza says she will “go to war” with Christian militias who are slaughtering Muslims. BBC News – Africa
Algeria plane crash ‘kills dozens’
An Algerian military transport plane with 78 people on board crashes in the mountainous north-east of the country, with one survivor found. BBC News – Africa
DR Congo rebel leader in Hague court
Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda appears in court in The Hague for a ruling on whether he must stand trial for war crimes. BBC News – Africa
ICC opens CAR war crime probe
The ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she has opened a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes in the Central African Republic. BBC News – Africa