http://www.newsvine.com/francois-bozizeNewsvine - francois-bozizeen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:23:11 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 23:54:05 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17514122-c-african-republic-leader-oks-faster-electionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17514122-c-african-republic-leader-oks-faster-electionsrepublicwest-africanworld-newsafricancentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizemichel-djotodiaFri, 29 Mar 2013 09:54:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Michel Djotodia, center, the rebel leader who declared himself president over the weekend after his soldiers seized the capital, arrives for a meeting with members of the government armed forces, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Two months after a power-sharing deal, Djotodia's forces invaded the capital and he declared himself president of the impoverished, but mineral-rich nation for at least the next three years. Some of his colleagues from the Seleka rebel alliance are already saying they never intended for him to single-handedly lead the country after the ouster of longtime President Francois Bozize. (AP Photo)</p><p>Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who declared himself president over the weekend after his soldiers seized the capital, meets with members of the government armed forces, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Two months after a power-sharing deal, Djotodia's forces invaded the capital and he declared himself president of the impoverished, but mineral-rich nation for at least the next three years. Some of his colleagues from the Seleka rebel alliance are already saying they never intended for him to single-handedly lead the country after the ouster of longtime President Francois Bozize. (AP Photo)</p><p>French soldiers control access to the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Two months after peace negotiations led to a power sharing deal, Seleka rebel forces invaded Central African Republic's capital over the weekend. Rebel leader Michel Djotodia Sunday declared himself president of the impoverished, but mineral rich nation for at least the next three years, but some of his colleagues from the Seleka alliance are already saying they never intended for him to single handedly lead the country after the ouster of longtime President Francois Bozize. (AP Photo)</p><p>A rebel soldier without a uniform and carrying only a knife walks past other rebel soldiers and civilians in central Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Aid groups and the international community on Tuesday condemned widespread looting in Central African Republic's capital, saying that even hospitals had been robbed in the aftermath of a weekend coup that ousted the president of a decade. Efforts to restore order to Bangui, a city of 700,000, came as a rebel leader declared himself the new president and announced he would stay in power for three years. (AP Photo)</p><p>Rebel soldiers drive past stalls at the central market in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Aid groups and the international community on Tuesday condemned widespread looting in Central African Republic's capital, saying that even hospitals had been robbed in the aftermath of a weekend coup that ousted the president of a decade. Efforts to restore order to Bangui, a city of 700,000, came as a rebel leader declared himself the new president and announced he would stay in power for three years.(AP Photo)</p><p>Nicolas Tiangaye, prime minister under the power sharing government which was overthrown by rebels over the weekend, enters Hotel Ledger in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Tiangaye is expected to retain his post in the new government being formed by Seleka rebel coalition leader Michel Djotodia. More than 1,000 armed rebels from the alliance known as Seleka attacked the capital on Saturday, forcing longtime President Francois Bozize into exile in neighboring Cameroon. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17459657-us-offers-no-support-for-ousted-african-leaderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17459657-us-offers-no-support-for-ousted-african-leaderuspoliticscentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeMon, 25 Mar 2013 20:26:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Map shows Central African Republic where rebels have overthrown their president</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415892-c-african-republic-president-overthrown-by-rebelshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17415892-c-african-republic-president-overthrown-by-rebelsrepublicrebeladvanceworld-newsafricancentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizecentral-african-republic-rebelFri, 22 Mar 2013 14:31:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2013 file photo, a convoy of Chadian soldiers fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize moves along the road in Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. Panic spread throughout the capital, with the neighborhoods closest to the northern gate of the city emptying out, as frightened residents locked up their shops, packed their bags and yanked their children out of school. Banks and government offices closed early.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, government security forces in a pickup truck drive past a demonstration calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. Panic spread throughout the capital, with the neighborhoods closest to the northern gate of the city emptying out, as frightened residents locked up their shops, packed their bags and yanked their children out of school. Banks and government offices closed early.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2013 file photo, a Chadian soldier fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize sits on a truck in a convoy of other Chadian soldiers near Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. Panic spread throughout the capital, with the neighborhoods closest to the northern gate of the city emptying out, as frightened residents locked up their shops, packed their bags and yanked their children out of school. Banks and government offices closed early.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2013 photo, Francois Bozize, president of the Central African Republic, speaks to the media in front of a map of the country in the colors of its flag, at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic. On Friday, March 22, rebels took the town of Damara, beginning a new march to take the capital, Bangui, said a rebel spokesman. In power since 2003, Bozize is himself the result of a rebel occupation. After years as a high-ranking military officer, Bozize launched a rebellion in 2001, taking Bangui two years later, when the then-president was out of the country.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16470357-un-welcomes-peace-deal-in-central-african-republichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16470357-un-welcomes-peace-deal-in-central-african-republicunsecurity-councilworld-newscentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeSat, 12 Jan 2013 01:37:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16416007-c-african-republic-prime-minister-pick-announcedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16416007-c-african-republic-prime-minister-pick-announcedrepublicworld-newscentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeTue, 8 Jan 2013 19:26:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The embattled president of Central African Republic says he is prepared to listen to the country's rebels in negotiations if they have something positive to say, telling journalists Tuesday that "if the terrorists come to talk terrorism, the whole world will know it." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The embattled president of Central African Republic says he is prepared to listen to the country's rebels in negotiations if they have something positive to say, telling journalists Tuesday that "if the terrorists come to talk terrorism, the whole world will know it." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media, in front of a map of the country with the colors of its flag, at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Guy-Pierre Garcia, left, deputy secretary-general of the Economic Community of Central African States speaks with Seleka rebel alliance leader Michel Djotodia, center, and Christophe Gazau Betty, a former Central African Republic ambassador turned rebel leader, as peace talks got underway in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Gabon government officials say that talks on the crisis in Central African Republic began Wednesday with representatives of the government, rebels and other groups gathering in this nearby country.(AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p><p>Members of the Central African Republic government delegation await the opening of peace talks with the Seleka rebel alliance, who have taken control of much of the country's north, in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Gabon government officials say that talks on the crisis in Central African Republic began Wednesday with representatives of the government, rebels and other groups gathering in this nearby country.(AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p><p>Seleka rebel alliance leader Michel Djotodia, right, arrives with Christophe Gazau Betty, a former Central African Republic ambassador turned rebel leader, ahead of peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Gabon government officials say that talks on the crisis in Central African Republic began Wednesday with representatives of the government, rebels and other groups gathering in this nearby country.(AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p><p>Central African Republic President Francois Bozize, right, shakes hands with Michel Djotodia, leader of the Seleka rebel alliance, during peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Officials say that the rebel group controlling much of the northern half of the country have agreed to enter into a coalition with the government. The deal will allow President Francois Bozize to stay in office until his current term expires in 2016.(AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p><p>Central African Republic President Francois Bozize, right, shakes hands with Michel Djotodia, leader of the Seleka rebel alliance, as heads of state and other participants applaud, during peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Officials say that the rebel group controlling much of the northern half of the country have agreed to enter into a coalition with the government. The deal will allow President Francois Bozize to stay in office until his current term expires in 2016. (AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p><p>Central African Republic peace talk participants, including Seleka rebel alliance leader Michel Djotodia, left, and Jean Willybiro Sako, second left, head of the Central African Republic's government delegation, sign a peace agreement, in Libreville, Gabon, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Officials say that the rebel group controlling much of the northern half of the Central African Republic have agreed to enter into a coalition with the government. The deal will allow President Francois Bozize to stay in office until his current term expires in 2016. (AP Photo/Joel Bouopda Tatou)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16347008-new-child-soldier-fears-in-c-african-republichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16347008-new-child-soldier-fears-in-c-african-republicchildsoldiersworld-newscentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeFri, 4 Jan 2013 00:47:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A youth dances in the rap band entertaining a meeting of the National Youth Council to discuss the current crisis and the message that youth want to send to upcoming peace talks in Libreville, at the basketball stadium in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The U.N. children's agency UNICEF says it is concerned about a growing number of children being recruited by armed groups in Central African Republic as President Francois Bozize's government faces a rebellion in the north, saying Friday that it has received "credible reports that rebel groups and pro-government militias are increasingly recruiting and involving children in armed conflict". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Youths dance in the rap band entertaining a meeting of the National Youth Council to discuss the current crisis and the message that youth want to send to upcoming peace talks in Libreville, at the basketball stadium in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The U.N. children's agency UNICEF says it is concerned about a growing number of children being recruited by armed groups in Central African Republic as President Francois Bozize's government faces a rebellion in the north, saying Friday that it has received "credible reports that rebel groups and pro-government militias are increasingly recruiting and involving children in armed conflict". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Youths dance in the rap band entertaining a meeting of the National Youth Council to discuss the current crisis and the message that youth want to send to upcoming peace talks in Libreville, at the basketball stadium in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. The U.N. children's agency UNICEF says it is concerned about a growing number of children being recruited by armed groups in Central African Republic as President Francois Bozize's government faces a rebellion in the north, saying Friday that it has received "credible reports that rebel groups and pro-government militias are increasingly recruiting and involving children in armed conflict". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16285318-c-african-republic-leader-calls-rebels-terroristshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16285318-c-african-republic-leader-calls-rebels-terroristsrepublicsouth-africanworld-newsafricanjacob-zumaafcentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizekpademona-marceljacob-zuma-sundayTue, 1 Jan 2013 18:31:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A soldier from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, stands to attention after arriving by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, drive away in a truck after arriving by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A New Year's Day morning mass is conducted at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Churchgoers attend a New Year's Day morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Two children sitting on a church pew look back as a New Year's Day morning mass is conducted at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A churchgoer raises her hands as she sings in the New Year's Day morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, stand in formation after arriving by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A churchgoer raises her hands as she prays for peace in the New Year's Day morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A bushmeat seller, left, who declined to give her name, talks about how she and others in her neighborhood plan to remain there despite the increasingly fraught situation, as she sits by her wares at the market in the Bimbo neighborhood of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A Chadian soldier fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, sits on a truck in a convoy of other Chadian soldiers near Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A soldier runs to jump on a moving truck carrying Chadian soldiers who are fighting to support Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, in Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Narcisse Ngo, a banana cultivator, center, speaks about how he and others in his neighborhood plan to remain there despite the increasingly fraught situation, at the market in the Bimbo neighborhood of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A young boy eats some of the leaves that a market-seller, left, is chopping up for sale at the market in the Bimbo neighborhood of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. President Francois Bozize's government is coming under growing threat as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to hold their advance and try to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize, gesture as they ride in a truck loaded with weapons on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, sit in a truck full of rocket-propelled grenades on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A convoy of Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, moves along the road in Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Chadian soldiers ride on a truck in a large convoy of other Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, near Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Passengers ride on a car carrying sacks of food, bedding, and animals for bushmeat on the front, heading away from Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A car heavily weighed down with food, passengers and belongings becomes grounded at the back while driving away from Damara where pro-government forces are digging in against the rebel advance, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A driver looks out from a convoy of Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A Chadian soldier wearing reflective sunglasses observes the convoy ahead of him, as Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, ride on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, inspects a contingent of forces from Gabon operating under the multinational central-African regional mandate, as they parade at their headquarters in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Akaga says the town of Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital, is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Residents of a village look out as a convoy of trucks rides past carrying Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, ride on their trucks in a convoy on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, ride on their trucks in a convoy on the road leading to Damara, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A Chadian soldier wearing reflective sunglasses observes the convoy ahead of him, as Chadian soldiers who are fighting in support of Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, ride on the road leading to Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. More than 30 truckloads of troops from Chad line the two-lane highway just outside of Damara, supporting government forces who want to block a new rebel coalition from reaching the capital, and Gen. Jean Felix Akaga, who heads a 10-nation regional force, says the town is a "red line that the rebels cannot cross" or his forces will attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The final contingent of reinforcements under current deployment plans, a group of around forty soldiers from Cameroon, load their equipment into trucks after arriving to bolster the multinational central-african regional force known as FOMAC which now numbers around a thousand troops, at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Facing an insurgency by a new rebel coalition, Central African Republic President Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A boy fisherman casts his line as he tries to catch fish to sell and make a living, though the catches are small and sparse, on the shores of the river Ubangi in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. President Francois Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff and while outside the capital government forces are at a tense standoff with rebels, in Bangui itself many residents continue to go about their daily business despite the tense political and military situation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The final contingent of reinforcements under current deployment plans, a group of around forty soldiers from Cameroon, departs by truck after arriving to bolster the multinational central-african regional force known as FOMAC which now numbers around a thousand troops, at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Facing an insurgency by a new rebel coalition, Central African Republic President Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A boy fisherman shows the results of his small catch, on the shores of the river Ubangi in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. President Francois Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff and while outside the capital government forces are at a tense standoff with rebels, in Bangui itself many residents continue to go about their daily business despite the tense political and military situation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A soldier jumps onto his truck as it departs, after the final contingent of reinforcements under current deployment plans, a group of around forty soldiers from Cameroon, arrived to bolster the multinational central-african regional force known as FOMAC which now numbers around a thousand troops, at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Facing an insurgency by a new rebel coalition, Central African Republic President Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The final contingent of reinforcements under current deployment plans, a group of around forty soldiers from Cameroon, load munitions into trucks after arriving to bolster the multinational central-african regional force known as FOMAC which now numbers around a thousand troops, at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Facing an insurgency by a new rebel coalition, Central African Republic President Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A boy fisherman heads a football as others pull in nets to try to make a living selling fish, though the catches are small and sparse, on the shores of the river Ubangi in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. President Francois Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff and while outside the capital government forces are at a tense standoff with rebels, in Bangui itself many residents continue to go about their daily business despite the tense political and military situation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A fisherman pilots a pirogue as he tries to make a living selling fish, though the catches are small and sparse, on the shores of the river Ubangi in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. President Francois Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff and while outside the capital government forces are at a tense standoff with rebels, in Bangui itself many residents continue to go about their daily business despite the tense political and military situation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The final contingent of reinforcements under current deployment plans, a group of around forty soldiers from Cameroon, arrive to bolster the multinational central-african regional force known as FOMAC which now numbers around a thousand troops, at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Facing an insurgency by a new rebel coalition, Central African Republic President Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A boy fisherman pulls in nets with others to try to make a living selling fish, though the catches are small and sparse, on the shores of the river Ubangi in Bangui, Central African Republic Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. President Francois Bozize consolidated military power under his control Thursday after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister along with his army chief of staff and while outside the capital government forces are at a tense standoff with rebels, in Bangui itself many residents continue to go about their daily business despite the tense political and military situation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Victor Keita, who said he was born in 1928, stands outside one of the many empty houses of his neighbors who have fled, in the town of Damara where pro-government forces are digging in against the rebel advance, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Several hundred protesting merchants, one holding a placard using the french acronym of the country's name, hold a demonstration calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Government security forces in a pickup truck drive past a demonstration held by several hundred merchants calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A young street vendor selling bananas walks over to take a look at a demonstration held by several hundred merchants calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Government security forces in a pickup truck drive past a demonstration held by several hundred merchants calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Several hundred protesting merchants, one holding a placard using the french acronym of the country's name, hold a demonstration calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The thurifer swings the thurible of incense as he leads the procession out of the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at the end of the morning mass in Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of another town on Saturday, just days before they are to begin negotiations with the government, casting doubt on the possible success of the talks. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A young boy prays during morning mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Rebels in Central African Republic seized control of another town on Saturday, just days before they are to begin negotiations with the government, casting doubt on the possible success of the talks. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A young street vendor selling eggs walks past a demonstration held by several hundred merchants calling for peace as negotiators prepare for talks with rebels from the north, in downtown Bangui, Central African Republic Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The U.N. Security Council urged rebels in the Central African Republic on Friday to halt their military offensive, withdraw from cities they have seized, and take part in negotiations to find a political solution to the impoverished country's longstanding problems. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A few hundred men from the group "Jeunes Patriotes", or Young Patriots, cheer as a speaker instructs them to increase their vigilance in their neighborhoods, at the football stadium in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The Young Patriots are ardent supporters of President Francois Bozize and have been organizing unofficial post-curfew roadblocks and searching passing vehicles following calls by the president for citizens to remain vigilant, in an attempt to prevent what they claim is a threat of infiltration by rebels, but which some people say is an opportunity for them to shake down other citizens for money. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Head of the Central African Republic's government delegation to the peace talks, Jean Willybiro Sako, speaks to the media at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Delegations representing Central African Republic's government and the rebels who now control much of the country's north were to head Monday to hold peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, though already there are concerns about what will happen if those negotiations fail. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Political opposition leader Martin Ziguele, foreground left, and head of the political opposition's delegation to the peace talks Nicolas Tiangaye, foreground right, arrive at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Delegations representing Central African Republic's government and the rebels who now control much of the country's north were to head Monday to hold peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, though already there are concerns about what will happen if those negotiations fail. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A member of the political opposition delegation wears a badge from a French anti-torture group reading "Neither torture nor the death penalty" alongside a pin of the country's flag, as he arrives at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Delegations representing Central African Republic's government and the rebels who now control much of the country's north were to head Monday to hold peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, though already there are concerns about what will happen if those negotiations fail. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Head of the Central African Republic's government delegation to the peace talks, Jean Willybiro Sako, speaks to the media at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Delegations representing Central African Republic's government and the rebels who now control much of the country's north were to head Monday to hold peace talks in Libreville, Gabon, though already there are concerns about what will happen if those negotiations fail. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>The spokesman for the Central African Republic rebels Eric Massi addresses reporters during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Monday Jan. 7, 2013. Eric Massi told The Associated Press that the rebels have several thousand armed fighters and the power to overrun the heavily fortified town of Damara. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>The spokesman for the Central African Republic rebels Eric Massi addresses reporters during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Monday Jan. 7, 2013. Eric Massi told The Associated Press that the rebels have several thousand armed fighters and the power to overrun the heavily fortified town of Damara. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The embattled president of Central African Republic says he is prepared to listen to the country's rebels in negotiations if they have something positive to say, telling journalists Tuesday that "if the terrorists come to talk terrorism, the whole world will know it." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The embattled president of Central African Republic says he is prepared to listen to the country's rebels in negotiations if they have something positive to say, telling journalists Tuesday that "if the terrorists come to talk terrorism, the whole world will know it." (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media, in front of a map of the country with the colors of its flag, at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263948-central-african-republic-rebels-ignore-negotiationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16263948-central-african-republic-rebels-ignore-negotiationrepublicafricaauworld-newsafrican-unioncentral-african-republiccentral-africa-republicfrancois-bozizeMon, 31 Dec 2012 10:23:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Map locates the Central African Republic and city of Sibut</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>A soldier from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, stands to attention after arriving by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, drive away in a truck after arriving by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>Soldiers from the Republic of Congo, operating under a multinational central-african regional mandate, arrive by airplane to boost existing forces, at an airport in Bangui, Central African Republic Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Rebels in the Central African Republic on Monday rejected appeals for them to halt their advances and to negotiate to form a coalition government. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15113480-car-presidents-son-jailed-over-unpaid-hotel-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15113480-car-presidents-son-jailed-over-unpaid-hotel-billpresidentsonworld-newscentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeMon, 12 Nov 2012 16:56:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/22/5898843-central-african-republic-holds-presidential-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/22/5898843-central-african-republic-holds-presidential-voteelectionworld-newsafcentral-african-republicfrancois-bozizeSat, 22 Jan 2011 16:40:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010 file photo, Francois Bozize, president of the Central African Republic, speaks at United Nations Headquarters. On Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, strongman-president Bozize is expected to win another term, this time facing the man he overthrew nearly eight years ago. Few believe the vote will bring much change to Central African Republic, a forgotten backwater in the heart of Africa, a desperately dirt-poor nation that's suffered five coups and myriad army mutinies since independence 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)</p><p>In this Feb. 15, 2007 file photo, a Central African Republic fighter, center, clasps hands with a boy as he passes him on a street in the town of Paoua, Central African Republic. On Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, strongman-president Francois Bozize is expected to win another term. Few believe the vote will bring much change to this forgotten backwater in the heart of Africa, a desperately dirt-poor nation that's suffered five coups and myriad army mutinies since independence 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)</p>