Now that more news organizations and humanitarian agencies are on the ground in Bangui and its surrounding area in the Central African Republic there is more information on Twitter that we can all follow to get a clearer picture about what is happening in real time.
As you might know there is increasing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic spurred on by a Muslim government takeover this spring. Now Christians and Muslims are killing one another in vigilante violence and inter-religious warfare. People are taking up guns, machetes, and homemade weapons and are roaming the streets in search of their now perceived enemies. Historically while the Central African Republic has remained unstable since its independence from France, reports say this is the first sign of religious warfare in the country.
Below are some of the journalists and humanitarian organizations we are following closely.
Still thousands of idps by runway #bangui http://t.co/GUMrXDr6rD
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nazanine moshiri (@nazaninemoshiri) December 16, 2013our latest info graphics on Central African Republic #CAR; we more than doubled aid since beginning of the year http://t.co/W2sxHYdUBl
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EU Humanitarian Aid (@eu_echo) December 15, 2013Our staff are helping to treat children suffering injuries caused by violence in Central African Republic #CAR bit.ly/1frj8hr
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Save the Children (@SavetheChildren) December 13, 2013MSF is providing round-the-clock medical care at Bangui airport for some 40,000 people displaced by violence in #CAR bit.ly/1jYc0vZ
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Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) December 13, 2013Our team in #Bangui gives an update on the recent events in the #CAR bit.ly/1cOpqHA #CARcrisis radiondekeluka.org
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Fondation Hirondelle (@FondHirondelle) December 17, 2013Unfolding Tragedy: Central African Republic - don't miss this @marcusbleasdale photo set ow.ly/rL2X5 @hrw #CARcrisis
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Oxfam International (@Oxfam) December 14, 2013#MSF is providing medical care at #Bangui airport for some 40,000 people displaced by violence in #CAR bit.ly/190mrNz
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Mathieu Fortoul (@MathieuFortoul) December 13, 2013Daily Brief: World news from a human rights perspective. Today: #SouthSudan; #CARcrisis; #Bangladesh; #Syria; & more ow.ly/rQ5tQ
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Human Rights Watch (@hrw) December 17, 2013Vicious conflict in #CAR now affecting 2.3m children. As many as 6k have been recruited into armed groups uni.cf/1fgRSl6 #CARcrisis
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(@UNICEF) December 16, 2013This 4-Year-Old Girl Was the Victim of a Brutal Machete Attack in CAR – And She’s Not the Only One owl.li/rPpbh #CARcrisis
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AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) December 17, 2013.@WFP continues to scale up operations to help people fleeing violence in #CentralAfricanRepublic #CARcrisis http://t.co/xRaN32qD3d
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World Food Programme (@WFP) December 14, 2013At #Bangui airport where 40,00 people are seeking sanctuary, in desperate need of protection and aid #CARcrisis http://t.co/hpGx0p6viy
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UNICEF CAR (@UNICEF_CAR) December 12, 2013Heavy weapons fire in Bangui as UN to vote on French reinforcements ow.ly/28wI03 #CARcrisis background: ow.ly/28wHCn
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Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) December 05, 2013Nadège Nailo's baby is called Francois Hollande. Not everyone is delighted that France is in #CAR though http://t.co/bgkg3sz3ML
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Tristan Redman (@TristanAJE) December 14, 2013#CARcrisis ...and leaving her daughter an orphan - her father died 4 yrs ago - also of malaria... http://t.co/aDIKnOa1NG
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Stuart Webb (@Worldwidewebb1) December 13, 2013Related articles
- Avoid Mass Slaughter: U.N. Peacekeepers Needed To Protect Civilians During #CARCrisis @AmbassadorPower @StateDept (amnestyusa.org)
- Reports on Central African Republic’s Humanitarian Needs (thelede.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Have You Seen What’s Happening in the Central African Republic? (amnestyusa.org)
- More peacekeepers head to Central African Republic (bigstory.ap.org)
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