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Central African Republic
Funding shortfall could scupper local elections

After numerous postponements, Central African Republic is to hold its first elections in 40 years this July. But the financing is far from secure, and international backers are proving reluctant to fork out for the process. [...]

Published on 13.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT

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Unease in Khartoum and N'Djamena as Kaka, Hemeti and Wagner dance a three-step

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Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi (right) and his security adviser François Beya.

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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.

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Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi.

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