Spotlight | Central African Republic
Touadéra secretly negotiating security deal with private US contractor

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra.
Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. © Reuters
The Central African president's office is working out the details of an unprecedented agreement with the American security consultancy firm Bancroft Global Development. It's backed by Washington, with the aim of weakening the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. [...]
Published on 03.10.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Joan Tilouine
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