The United Nations mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was informed about allegations of smuggling activities involving peacekeepers in the western region of Bouar.
MINUSCA is committed to shed light on these allegations. In accordance with its rules and regulations, the Mission’s Force deployed a team to further enquire on these claims. If they are confirmed, the Mission will take strict sanctions against the perpetrators.
27 Jun 2016 - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was shot dead by unidentified armed men on June 24 2016 in Bangui.
25 Jun 2016 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the release of the six Central African policemen who were held hostages by armed elements.
MINUSCA applauds the perseverance of the negotiating team that contributed to their release without the use of force.
21 Jun 2016 - Peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) mounted a military operation in the PK5 area of Bangui in the early afternoon of 20 June 2016 to extract Central African and UN policemen from the Commissariat building which was surrounded by a hostile and armed crowd.
17 Jun 2016 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is deeply concerned by the escalating violence seen since June 10, 2016 in Ngaoundaye, Ouham Pende Prefecture, in the west of CAR. A series of attacks and retaliation acts between self-defense groups supported by anti-Balaka and transhumance herders supported by the ex-Seleka has caused a deterioration in the security situation.
13 Jun 2016 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) calls on communities of PK5, in the 3rd district of Bangui, to exercise restraint and calm. The Mission urges them not to give way to violence, revenge and manipulation. In this regard, MINUSCA strongly condemns the attack on a motorcycle taxi driver on June 11 that led to the death of the driver of the vehicle and injured another citizen.
09 Jun 2016 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes note of the report published by Human Rights Watch on 7 June 2016 on the killings allegedly committed by soldiers of the Republic of Congo in Boali, Mambéré and Berberati between December 2013 and June 2015.
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Alex Katurebe and Mbot Gustave Maitre, from Rwanda and Cameroon respectively, succumbed to their injuries on June 5 2016, as a result of traffic accidents.
25 Mar 2016 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has received new information of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse both by UN and non-UN forces and civilians in the Kemo prefecture of the Central African Central African Republic. These allegations reportedly refer to incidents that occurred in 2014 and 2015.