Central African Republic
CAR opposition mulls strategy ahead of polls

CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Paris, France, on 25 July 2024.
CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Paris, France, on 25 July 2024. © Richard Bord/Getty Images via AFP
New nationality rules are likely to prevent several political heavy hitters from standing in this year's general elections in the Central African Republic. Calls for pre-poll dialogue, meanwhile, appear to have fallen on deaf ears. [...]
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