Blog posts, podcasts and photos from Senior Editor Kevin Clarke's reporting in the Central African Republic.

The truck lurches and weaves with every rut and gully on the bush trail mdash and there are many of them mdash in slow but steady progress through to the outlying villages around Bossangoa The day before two large lorries broke down repeatedly during the same exercise through these small villages

Coming from such a large and imposing figure the soft voice of the general is a surprise One has to lean in and listen closely to hear Mohamed-Moussa Dhaffane speak sharing the high drama of the moment in something close to a whisper Acting President of the Seleka in the Central African Republic

If Maxime Makom has his way, all the remaining anti-balaka fighters in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui will gather in one long line before government officials and representatives from the international community and drop their weapons into a giant pile for all to see. Makom, who desc

Mohamed Bomassa was saved today by his baseball cap ldquo Pour la Paix rdquo it reads he holds it up for a photo ldquo This protected me rdquo he says explaining that for a Muslim youth crossing Bangui the capital city of the Central African Republic can be a fatal experience these days

In Bangui before the violence between the city rsquo s Muslim and Christian communities reached a crescendo in recent weeks life was hardly easy in the first place Unemployment and poverty are sky high in this capital of the Central African Republic a land-locked nation with a modest tourism trad

The news emerging from the Central African Republic remains deeply troubling. As the predominately Christian “anti-balaka” militias continue to harass Muslim communities around the country, there are signs that Seleka rebels, who are mostly Muslim, are attempting to regroup in the north.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan UNMISS nbsp issued a statement on April 21 that quot strongly condemns the targeted killings of civilians based on their ethnic origins and nationality in Bentiu quot South Sudan nbsp The statement continued quot UNMISS also strongly condemns the use

Dear Brothers and Sisters a Happy and Holy Easter The Church throughout the world echoes the angel rsquo s message to the women ldquo Do not be afraid I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified He is not here for he has been raised hellip Come see the place where he lay rdquo

In an annual tradition Thirteen Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have issued the following hopeful Easter message this year highlighting the importance of peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land We the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem bring joyous greetings in the name