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Central African Republic
Touadéra and Moscow protect warlord Hassan Bouba from international justice

Central African livestock minister Hassan Bouba in February 2021. © La France à Bangui/Twitter

By targeting one of the emblematic figures of the Central African Republic conflict - livestock minister and former rebel leader Hassan Bouba - the Bangui special criminal court has thrown a spanner into an already uneasy mix of peace deals, jittery financial backers and Russian mercenaries. [...]

Published on 02.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Central African Republic
Touadéra and Moscow protect warlord Hassan Bouba from international justice

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Asmara to build its first solar farm

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Little sign of progress over $100bn global South adaptation fund

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