The missions originated in 1911 when
founding father, William C. Haas, went to central Africa. They now operate
in eight African countries.
They have worked in the CAR since
the 1920s. Has a brief history of the CAR and history of the CAR mission.
Based in Cleveland, Ohio. [KF] http://www.bmm.org/
ECOFAC, Conservation et utilisation
rationnelle des Ecosystèmes Forestiers d'Afrique Centrale.
In French. ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with
the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in the Cameroun,
Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, and Sao Tome. Has the full text of its bulletin, Canopée,
on line. http://www.ecofac.org/
Forum Démocratique pour
la Modernité (Democratic Forum for Modernity). FODEM
Site has closed. In French. Opposition political party formed in 1997. Its President and
founder is Charles Massi, a former Minister of Mines and of Agriculture under
Ange Patasse. Has a discussion
group whose web site includes relevant documents.
"A blog by the humanitarian and development organizations [UN agencies, Red Cross, other NGOs,] in the Central African Republic." Reports, maps, links to country profiles, Information Bulletin, list of NGOs and other agencies in the CAR, many photographs, reports (over 100 pages) on aid programs in the CAR, an interview with an Italian doctor on her 34 years working in north western CAR, etc. http://hdptcar.net/
Full text reports and links to related sites. Has offices in the U.S., Belgium, Russia. http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic.aspx
Kaplan writes - "Born in London, I lived as photojournalist and writer
in Africa for twenty years." Includes photos of arab dhows, Ghana,
Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, political figures (Bokassa, Haile
Selassie, Jomo Kenyatta, Idi Amin), wild animals, etc.. http://www.marionkaplan.com/
"In this study, we propose to use high resolution satellite imagery
to map areas of forest clearing and general land cover types for the entire
Central African tropical region." "The resulting land cover map
will be integrated in a socio-economic study to assess the trends and patterns
of deforestation by including demographic and social and environmental
policies." Concerns Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Zaire. By Sasan Saatchi and Al Wong, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Cailfornia. http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/centralafrica/africa.html
In French. Site for the political party, Mouvement pour la Démocratie,
l’Indépendance et le Progrès Social (MDI-PS). Maintained
by the Representation du MDI-PS en France. http://www.chez.com/mdicentrafrique/
In French. Has full text reports (in Adobe PDF format) on elections in
the République Centrafricaine and other Francophone countries. From
the Organisation
internationale de la francophonie (Paris). http://www.francophonie.org/publications/elections/
"created in 1986 with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Canadian and African non-governmental organizations (NGOs)." Topics include diamond mining, the African Peer Review Mechanism, NEPAD and development.
Links to African civil society organizations. Based in Ottawa, Canada. http://www.pacweb.org/
In French. Full text of the book on the French language in CAR. (Imprint:
Vanves : EDICEF, c1997. 299 pages) Includes general information on the CAR,
its history, linguistic policy during the colonial period
and after independence. Has a bibliography (including journal
articles and Mémoire de Licence from the Université de Bangui)
and a list of journals and newspapers with background on
each title. [KF] http://www.bibliotheque.refer.org/html/centra/accueil.htm
In French. Independent radio station. Current reports from articles in the Central African Republic press. Published by Fondation Hirondelle. http://www.radiondekeluka.org/
In French, English, Spanish. RSF (based in Paris) supports freedom of the
press world-wide.
Reports of actions against journalists in Africa.
http://www.rsf.org/
Site of Linguistics Professor Emeritus W. J. Samarin. Research and publications on the Central African Republic languages - Gbaya and Sango. Also discusses pidginization, ideophones and glossolalia. Article - The recent islamization of the Central African Republic. http:// www.samarin.ca
In Sängö and French. Site of the Association pour la prommotion
du sängö to promote use of the Sängö language,
the Central African Republic's national language. Has a bibliography of
publications on Sängö, prose
and poetry, discussion
list, annotated links to related sites. The owner is Marcel
Diki-Kidiri, reseracher at the CNRS and
author of many linguistic works. [KF] http://sango.free.fr
In French. Site with a large section about the CAR, news, history, politics,
society, has a chronology of
the "Présence française en Oubangui-Chari (1800-1966)." Site
based in Le Blanc Mesnil, France. http://www.sangonet.com/Centrafrique.html
In French. Internet, phone, Minitel provider in the CAR. In charge of domain
name registration for the Central African Republic.
http://www.socatel.cf/
In French. " Ce site a pour vocation d'être un annuaire des
Centrafricains à travers le monde. "Sozoala ?", ou "Sô zowa
laâ ?" en sängö académique, signifie (les puristes
me corrigeront) "Qui est cette personne ?". Le nom du site s'est
inspiré du célèbre annuaire "Who's who ?"." Find
individuals by name, year of birth, place of birth, country of residence,
occupation. Includes a map of the Central African Republic's regions and
links to CAR sites. Maintained by Louis Gelin who lives in Morocco. [KF]
http://www.sozowala.com/
In English and French.
Has detailed African maps (regional, country for most countries) in
Adobe pdf format. Also has maps and background text for African peace-keeping
missions (Central African Republic), also in Adobe pdf format. Describes
the Dag
Hammarskjöld Library Map Collection. http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm
Peacekeeping mission estab. by the U.N. Security Council April 15, 1998.
Includes a profile of MINURCA, operations map, press release (27 March 1998),
Security Council resolution 1159 (27 March 1998), Report of the Secretary-General
(23 February 1998). http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/car.htm
United Nations Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic
A huge number and variety of maps including Central Africa (Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Congos, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon). http://www.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/Home%3fOpenForm
Use the Search box to find full text articles on the CAR. USAID
newsletters such as SD
Abstracts can also be searched for articles on CAR and the environment,
health, economics, agriculture, education. [KF] http://www.usaid.gov/index.html
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/central-african-republic.html
Has a map, information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html
Information up to Jan. 20, 2001. Has a keyword searchable database. Locate
State Dept. briefings, speeches of the Secty. of State, country human rights
reports,
travel (foreign
per
diem allowance rates, passports, etc.), trade,and business information, key
officials. http://www.state.gov/index.html
U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Central
African Republic
A database directory of rural development, agricultural research projects.
Select Project Information, then Country to locate projects
by country. http://www.wisard.org/wisard/home.asp
The Central
African Republic section includes - environmental and livestock projects,
structural adjustment reports, basic indicators (population, land area,
GNP, growth rate, life expectancy, school enrollment). http://www.worldbank.org/
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