Central African Republic stories

Aug 30, 2026

Trump administration deports Afghans to Central African Republic in expanded third-country deportation program

The Trump administration deported over 100 individuals from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight African countries over a 10-day period, including an Afghan man whose brothers assisted the US military. The deportations to the Central African Republic and other African nations represent an expansion of third-country deportation practices.

Aug 30, 20266 sources

Aug 20, 2026

Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills over 100 miners

An artisanal gold mine collapsed in the village of Zamboye in western Central African Republic's Nana-Mambéré prefecture near the Cameroon border, killing more than 100 people. The disaster occurred Tuesday morning due to a landslide, with several survivors critically injured and others still trapped.

Aug 20, 20265 sources

Aug 19, 2026

Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills over 100

More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic near the Cameroon border, with rescue operations ongoing.

Aug 19, 20268 sources

Jun 11, 2026

Trump Administration Plans to Deport Iranians to Central African Republic Despite Travel Warnings

The Trump administration is planning to deport nearly two dozen Iranians and other migrants, including women, to the Central African Republic, a country the U.S. State Department has designated as "Do not travel" due to chronic instability, violence, and poverty.

Jun 11, 20262 sources

Top claims

▪Nika, who spent her youth protesting the Iranian regime, had previously won a protection order from a U.S. judge to prevent her return to Iran, where she feared she would be killed.
▪The Trump administration deported an Iranian woman using the pseudonym Nika, who had protested against the Iranian regime, to the Central African Republic on June 11, 2026.
▪The United States deported a 24-year-old Afghan man named Khalil to the Central African Republic on August 29, 2026, despite his family's history of assisting the U.S. military.

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Refugees & displacement Afghanistan Human rights Trump administration policy US foreign policy U.S. domestic politics Natural disasters Gold mining Humanitarian & civilian impact Humanitarian crises Iran War Iran

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Cuba United States Afghanistan Cameroon Emergency response Iran