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2012-02-08 Bemba Trial Continues in Closed Session [Bemba Trial Website] The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday continued to hear the testimony of 'Witness 44.' As has been the case since he first took the stand last Friday, the witness testified entirely in closed session. 2012-02-07 Upcoming Prosecution Witness to Testify Via Video Link [Bemba Trial Website] Trial judges have granted an application by prosecutors to hear the evidence of one of their two outstanding witnesses in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial via video link from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 2012-02-06 Briefing Note on Conclusions of IMF mission in Bangui [Govt of Central African Republic] Bangui - Briefing note from the ministry of state of Finance and Budget on the outcome of the IMF Board of Directors on Central Africa Republic: 2012-02-06 Witness Says Bemba Disregarded Advice to Try Unruly Soldiers [Bemba Trial Website] The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumed this week following a break of more than a month. 2012-02-06 MLC Insider Will Give All Evidence in Private Session [Bemba Trial Website] The 38th witness called by prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is giving all his testimony in closed session. 2012-02-03 Witness Told Bemba to Try Errant Soldiers [Bemba Trial Website] International Criminal Court (ICC) judges today heard that a former member of war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba's group advised him to take his soldiers to trial when they were accused of brutalizing civilians. 2012-02-02 Monitoring Software May Help Stabilise Food Prices [SciDev.Net] Kampala - Price-monitoring computer software that will produce monthly updates of staple food prices is being developed for East and Central African countries. 2012-02-01 Bemba Freed Guilty Soldiers Once Observers Left [Bemba Trial Website] The handful of Jean-Pierre Bemba's soldiers sentenced to serve time over misconduct on the battlefront were freed the moment independent observers of their trials left, according to testimony heard today from a former insider in the military group. 2012-02-02 Bemba's Former Confidant Cross-Examined in Closed Session [Bemba Trial Website] The cross-examination by the defense of the 37th witness called by prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba was on Wednesday conducted in closed session. 2012-01-30 Africa Plans Regional Action Against Ugandan Rebels [ISS] One ongoing peace and security issue facing Africa, as it concludes its 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of States and Governments of the African Union (AU) is the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. 2012-02-01 Two Editors Given Jail Terms [CPJ] New York - The convictions of two journalists in the Central African Republic over their critical coverage of a top official constitute political censorship, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. 2012-01-27 Dismay Over Editor's 10-Month Jail Sentence [RSF] Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the 10-month jail sentence that a Bangui court passed yesterday on Ferdinand Samba, the editor of the daily Le Démocrate, on a charge of libelling the finance minister, Lt. Col. Sylvain Ndoutingaï, who is President Bozizé's nephew. 2012-01-27 Bemba Trial Delayed Due to 'Logistical Issues' [Bemba Trial Website] The Bemba trial, which went on recess in early December, will only resume on Monday, January 30, after what court officials described as "logistical issues" made it impossible for the next scheduled witness to start his testimony. 2012-01-26 Editor Jailed in Politicized Case [CPJ] New York - The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to immediately release a newspaper editor imprisoned since January 16 and to drop a politicized prosecution that stems from the paper's critical coverage of a presidential relative who also serves as the government's finance minister. 2012-01-24 Bemba Trial Continues This Week [Bemba Trial Website] The Bemba trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) did not recommence today as earlier scheduled and is now set to reopen this Thursday. It was not possible to establish from court officials why the resumption was postponed yet again. 2012-01-20 Fighting for the Rights of Child Soldiers [IRIN] Nairobi - At end-November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers - a move seen as "encouraging" by the UN, albeit with the proviso that the situation in both countries remains volatile. 2012-01-18 Resumption of Bemba Trial Pushed to Next Week [Bemba Trial Website] The resumption of Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial, which had earlier been scheduled for this week, has now been postponed to Monday next week. 2012-01-16 Victims Ask to Testify in Bemba Trial After Prosecution Case Closes [Bemba Trial Website] Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is likely to hear the testimony of some victims of Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) soldiers' brutalities once the prosecution case closes. 2012-01-13 Rebel Group Quits Peace Process [RNW Africa] The main former rebel group in the Central African Republic said Thursday it was pulling out of a peace process because of the arrest of its chief, Jean-Jacques Demafouth. 2012-01-11 Armed Chad Group Threatens North [IRIN] Bangui - Among the most pressing security threats in the Central African Republic (CAR) is a Chadian armed group active in the north of the country, which allegedly continues to recruit and acquire weapons, despite having undertaken to return to Chad.

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