BANGUI, Nov 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rebels in Central African Republic have kidnapped, burnt and buried alive "witches" in public ceremonies, exploiting widely held superstitions to control ...

"Sorcery is firmly entrenched in (Central African Republic) and ... the absence of state authority creates a breeding ground for a sort of popular justice twisted by anti-balakas to its benefit," said ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...

Janeth Moraa at their house that was torched after her mother Jemima Nyangate was hacked to death at Marani in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] One of the four victims of the October 17 attacks ...

Women rest on the side of the road during a break from their journey towards Chad's border escorted by African Union operation in CAR (MISCA) some kilometres from the town of Kabo April 29, 2014.