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Touadéra seeks support in Luanda to circumvent impasse in Bangui

Faustin Archange Touadéra was already welcomed by his counterpart João Lourenço in Angola in May 2021. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

On 23 December, the Central African president Faustin-Archange Touadéra is due to meet Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy and review the peace process roadmap, as part of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). [...] (362 words)

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Diplomacy

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Ali Darass
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé
Coalition des patriotes pour le changement
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
François Bozizé
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Minusca
Simplice Mathieu Sarandji
Tete António
Union pour la paix en Centrafrique
Vincent Biruta

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

Angolan foreign minister Tete António recently visited Bangui at the invitation of MINUSCA's new chief, Valentine Rugwabiza, who would like to see more action on the Luanda roadmap. [...]

Le président centrafricain, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, et le ministre angolais des relations extérieures, Tete Antonio, à Bangui, le 4 juin, lors de la revue stratégique sur le processus de paix en RCA. © Flickr Minusca

The Gabonese contingent of the Minusca in 2019. © UN/Minusca/Igor Rugwiza

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Defence Politics 21/02/2022

Guterres gets tough in wake of peacekeeper abuse scandals

The decision was as sudden as it was shrouded in mystery: on 15 September, four months before Gabon joined the Security Council, the UN told Gabonese peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic to leave the country, citing cases of sexual abuse. [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Politics 01/02/2022

University of Bangui, a fount of key government players

Since coming to power in 2016, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has brought several people from the academic institution he once led into the very heart of his administration. [...]

The University of Bangui, recruitment pool for Touadéra's government. © Site internet de l'université de Bangui

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Diplomacy 12/01/2022

Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy to pay official visit to Bangui

Originally scheduled for 23 December, the visit to Bangui of Angolan and Rwandan foreign ministers Tete António and Vincent Biruta will take place this Friday 14 January. [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Politics Diplomacy 21/12/2021

Sandra Boodhun, Touadéra's new ubiquitous adviser Free

Central African President Faustin Archange Touadéra's new Mauritian adviser Sandra Boodhun has been at his side on all his latest trips abroad, most recently in Dubai. [...]

CAR president Faustin Archange Touadéra (left) with his adviser Sandra Boodhun (centre) © Africa Intelligence

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Diplomacy 17/11/2021

Bangui's high-stakes gamble with rebel groups

At Luanda's instigation, several heads of the armed groups that last year joined a rebel coalition recently signed an initial deal with the government. But Bangui suspects two holdouts of rapidly rearming via neighbouring states. [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SUDAN CHAD Diplomacy 21/10/2021

Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

By installing the former rebel leader Baba Laddé as its head of intelligence, N'Djamena is hoping to keep a close eye on all its neighbours. His appointment comes amid tensions within the ANS intelligence agency run by Ahmed Kogri. [...]

Undated photo of Chadian intelligence director Baba Laddé. © Général-Baba-Laddé/Facebook

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC FRANCE Diplomacy 05/05/2021

Russia's presence further widens wedge in Paris-Bangui axis

Cuts to French aid, a freeze on military cooperation... relations between Paris and Bangui continue to cool. France suspects several of Touadéra's close advisors of waging anti-French campaigns while Russia is not far from the picture. [...]

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi. © Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD Diplomacy 30/04/2021

Touadéra in a state of paranoia after Idriss Déby's death

Under Idriss Déby, Chad became a major influence in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), where it has close links with rebel groups. President Touadéra, who is concerned about the connections of new Chadian strongman "Kaka" in his country, is closely monitoring Déby's son and would-be heir. [...]

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Ali Darass
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé
Coalition des patriotes pour le changement
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
François Bozizé
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Minusca
Simplice Mathieu Sarandji
Tete António
Union pour la paix en Centrafrique
Vincent Biruta

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