Central African Republic troubles
Last reviewed: 26-07-2009
Central African Republic
Print full profile
BASIC FACTS
Capital
Bangui
Language
French is the official language; Sango is the lingua franca
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Area size
622980 sq. km
Area comparison
Slightly smaller than Norway and Sweden combined
Population
| 2009 | 4.4 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 4.3 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 4.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 4.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 4.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 3.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 3.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
7.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
PEOPLE
Language
French is the official language; Sango is the lingua franca
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
Future population estimates
7.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
Baya (Gbaya) 33 percent, Banda 27 percent, Mandjia 13 percent, Sara 10 percent. Other minorities include the Mboum, M'baka and Yakoma.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Protestant 25 percent, Roman Catholic 25 percent, traditional African religions 24 percent, Muslim 15 percent
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
Year women granted right to vote
1986
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
45 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
French is the official language; Sango is the lingua franca
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
| 2009 | 4.4 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 4.3 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 4.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 4.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 4.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 4.0 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 3.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 3.9 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
7.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
Baya (Gbaya) 33 percent, Banda 27 percent, Mandjia 13 percent, Sara 10 percent. Other minorities include the Mboum, M'baka and Yakoma.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Protestant 25 percent, Roman Catholic 25 percent, traditional African religions 24 percent, Muslim 15 percent
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
| 2007 | 38.3 percent | U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005 |
| 2006 | 38.2 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2005 | 38.0 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2004 | 37.9 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2003 | 37.9 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2002 | 37.8 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2001 | 37.7 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2000 | 37.6 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
Year women granted right to vote
1986
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
45 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
| 2005 | 42.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 43.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 43.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 43.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 43.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 43.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
USEFUL INFORMATION
Time zone
GMT +1
Climate description
Hot all year, with high temperatures; dry season from November to February, with cooler nights, and rainy season from May to October. The north is very hot all year round
Currency
CFA Franc
Telephone dialling code
(+) 236
Driving (left/right)
Right
GMT +1
Climate description
Hot all year, with high temperatures; dry season from November to February, with cooler nights, and rainy season from May to October. The north is very hot all year round
Currency
CFA Franc
Telephone dialling code
(+) 236
Driving (left/right)
Right
STANDARD OF LIVING
Average life expectancy
Life expectancy - male
Life expectancy - female
Infant mortality
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
Births attended by skilled personnel
Maternal mortality
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
Percentage of undernourished population
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
Population with access to improved sanitation
Literacy - average
Literacy - male
Literacy - female
Landlines telephones
Cellular telephone subscribers
Internet users
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
| 2005 | 43.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 39.1 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 39.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 39.5 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 40.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 44.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - male
| 2005 | 42.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 38.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 38.4 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 38.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 39.1 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 42.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - female
| 2005 | 45.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 39.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 40.1 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 41.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 41.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 46.0 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Infant mortality
| 2007 | 113 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 115 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 115 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
| 2007 | 172 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 175 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 193 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 193 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 180 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 180 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 180 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 180 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Births attended by skilled personnel
| 1997-2005 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1996-2004 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2001 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 1995-2000 | 44 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Maternal mortality
| 2005 | 980 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2000 | 1100 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
Human development index (HDI rank)
| 2005 | 171 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 172 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 171 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 169 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 168 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 165 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
| 2000-2007 | 29 percent | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2000-2006 | 29 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 1996-2005 | 24 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 1996-2004 | 24 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 24 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 24 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2001 | 24 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 1995-2000 | 24 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Percentage of undernourished population
| 2003-2005 | 43 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008 |
| 2002-2004average | 44 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006 |
| 2001-2003average | 45 percent | FAO 2006 |
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
| 2006 | 66 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 75 percent | UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006 |
| 2002 | 75 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 70 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Population with access to improved sanitation
| 2006 | 31 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 27 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2006 |
| 2002 | 27 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 25 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Literacy - average
| 2004 | 48.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 48.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 48.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 48.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 46.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - male
| 2004 | 64.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 64.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 64.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 60.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 59.7 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - female
| 2004 | 33.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 33.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 33.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 36.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 34.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Landlines telephones
| 2008 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Cellular telephone subscribers
| 2008 | 36 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 31 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 26 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 24 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 15 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 10 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 1 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Internet users
| 2008 | 4 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 4 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 2 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 1 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 0.8 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 0.5 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
| 2008 | 151 (joint) | Transparency International 2008 |
| 2007 | 162 (joint) | Transparency International 2007 |
| 2006 | 130 (joint) | Transparency International |
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
ECONOMY & AID
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
GNI per capita, Atlas method
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
Annual GDP growth
Annual inflation
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
0.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
47.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
| 1990-2005 | 66.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 66.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 66.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1990-2002 | 66.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2001 | 66.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method
| 2007 | 370 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 350 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 320 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 290 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 250 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 240 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 250 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 270 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
| 2007 | 1.7 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 1.5 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 1.4 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 1.3 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 1.1 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 1.0 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 1.0 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 1.0 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Annual GDP growth
| 2006 | 4.1 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2005 | 2.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2004 | 1.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2003 | -7.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2002 | -0.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2001 | 0.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2000 | 2.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
Annual inflation
| 2007 | 2.0 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 4.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 3.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 0.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | -1.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 3.0 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 3.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 3.2 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
0.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
47.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
HEALTH
Physicians
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country. Resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2000-2004 | 8 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 8 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 4 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2002 | 4 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
| 2007 | 6.3 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2006 | 6.3 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2005 | 6.4 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2004 | 6.4 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2003 | 6.4 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year in the whole country. Resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported.
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2007 | 345 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2006 | 354 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2005 | 363 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2004 | 368 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2003 | 364 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2002 | 349 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2001 | 327 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2000 | 302 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
CONFLICT & MIGRATION
Number of refugees originating here
Number of refugees residing here
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
Landmine casualties per year
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (2002 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
Percentage of GDP spent on education
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2008 | 120106 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 98104 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 71685 | Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 2005 | 42890 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 31069 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 35400 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 25376 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 28704 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 139 | UNHCR |
Number of refugees residing here
| 2008 | 7429 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 7535 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 12357 | UNHCR |
| 2005 | 24569 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 25020 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 44753 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 50725 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 49239 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 55661 | UNHCR |
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
| 2009 | 108000 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009 | |
| 2008 | 197000 | IDMC 2008 | |
| 2007 | 197000 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008 | |
| 2006 | 212000 | IDMC 2006 | |
Landmine casualties per year
| 2004 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2005 |
| 2003 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2004 |
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (2002 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
| 2005 | 1.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 1.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 1.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
Percentage of GDP spent on education
| 2002-2005 | No data available percent | |
| 2002-2004 | No data available percent | |
| 1998-2000 | 1.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2004 | 1.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2003-2004 | 1.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2002 | 1.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2001 | 2.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2000 | 1.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
• Crisis countries key to saving mothers' lives
Merlin - UK
• Central African Republic: thousands affected by violence in Haut-Mbomou
ICRC - Switzerland
• World Food Day: East Africa's extended drought fuels disease and malnutrition
Merlin - UK
• INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS SELECTED AS RECIPIENT OF HENRY SCHEIN CARES DONATIONS
IMC - USA
• MSF Frontline Reports: September 2009
MSF - USA
• Civil Society Capacity Building Program Manager (pending funding) (216764-927)
Mercy Corps
• Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK
• RFA Consultants - Teamleaders & Writers
International Rescue Committee
• Responsable Financier - CAR
ACTED - France
• Coordinateur Logistique
AMI - France
Unlike some other content on this website, the written content in this article may be republished or redistributed by any means free of charge. Any use of photographs and graphics on this website is expressly prohibited. You must check whether written content contained in other articles on this website may be republished or redistributed without the express permission of Reuters or the relevant third party provider.
Related articles
Breaking stories
Rebels kill 2 soldiers in Central African Republic (1 minute ago)Dozens dead in Ugandan rebel attack in CAR -sources (1 minute ago)
AlertNet insight
Aid groups retreat to Central African Republic's capital for safety (1 minute ago)Aid agency news feed
Central African Republic: thousands
affected by violence in Haut-Mbomou (1 minute ago)Blogs
Are resurgent Ugandan rebels backed by Khartoum? (1 minute ago)Maps
MAP: Central African Republic: yellow fever (15 January 2009) (1 minute ago)AlertNet for journalists
AlertNet for journalists is a set of tools and services designed to make life easier for reporters, fact-checkers and editors when covering humanitarian emergencies.
Background on more than 80 emergencies
Which aid agencies are on the ground? Who can you call?
Weekly tips for journalists, delivered by email
Compare global humanitarian facts and figures
Keeping tabs on global trends in crisis coverage
We scour the world's media for the most interesting stories.
Improve your humanitarian reporting with our online training modules.
Putting global emergencies on the map
