Tens of thousands of Muslims fled the inter-communal violence that broke out in Bangui last December, many going to neighboring Cameroon and Chad
Only establishment still functioning in CAR's second city is main hospital
Ceremony in Bangui marks official transition from African force, known as MISCA, to U.N. peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA
Talks in Algiers will focus on security and politics, including question of how to govern huge territory
Agreement is a small but important step towards ending country's 18-month long crisis
West African nation's ongoing conflict, combined with country’s lean season, once again threatening to aggravate a food-scarcity situation
Some ex-combatants reportedly being held in adult prisons in Bamako are as young as 16
Islamist extremists ruled northern Mali for most of 2012, imposing strict Sharia law, and now some 18 months later, the region is slowly getting back on its feet
Meeting in Algiers aims to hash out final peace arrangement a year after returning to democracy