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Spotlight | Central African Republic
As elections loom, MINUSCA faces external doubts and internal tensions

Valentine Rugwabiza addresses a press conference in Bangui, 18 May 2022. © Barbara Debout/AFP

The UN mission is struggling to plan its future as it prepares to provide security for a packed election calendar, including presidential polls. Its efforts are complicated by tensions between mission chief Valentine Rugwabiza and electoral division head Arsène Gbaguidi. [...]

Published on 07/05/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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