U.S. Department of State Official Blog
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 08:57
At the President’s direction, the United States has deployed CV-22 Ospreys, refueling aircraft, and associated support personnel to augment U.S. support for the African Union (AU) Regional Task Force’s counter-Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) mission.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 09:35
As part of our ongoing efforts to support the people of the Central African Republic (CAR), on January 7, the State Department hosted an interfaith dialogue connecting religious leaders in the United States with religious leaders in CAR to spotlight their inspiring efforts to promote peace, reconciliation, and social cohesion.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 08:36
Last week, as I flew into Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), what first appeared as a densely populated city came into sharp focus as a sprawling, miserable settlement of tarps, sticks, and rags.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:46
A Central African was fishing on a riverbank last month when a group of 19 men, women, and children emerged from the bush and called out to him in Swahili. Holding their weapons over their heads, they announced that they were part of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and wanted to defect. At the group’s request, the fisherman took them across the river in his boat, and soon a Ugandan military helicopter arrived.