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Central African Republic
Washington to expel first migrants to Bangui

LogoSubscribers only By Barbara Debout and Joan Tilouine
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The Central African Republic president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, at the UN headquarters in New York, on 24 September 2025.
The Central African Republic president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, at the UN headquarters in New York, on 24 September 2025. © Ludovic MARIN/AFP

CAR is set to receive the first group of migrants under a deal quietly negotiated by President Touadéra, in an arrangement that intertwines financial incentives with the prospect of a closer relationship with the US. All this comes against a backdrop of fears that Bangui may be unable to manage the fate of those sent there.

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