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Central African Republic
Angola out on a limb as dialogue with CAR armed groups flounders

Armed group leader Maxime Mokom's arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court by the Chadian intelligence service is a serious blow to the Angola-led peace process, which Angola looks set to take a back seat in from now on. [...]

Published on 18.03.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017.

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Former minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth in 2011 in Bangui.

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Angolan foreign minister Tete António recently visited Bangui at the invitation of MINUSCA's new chief, Valentine Rugwabiza, who would like to see more action on the Luanda roadmap.

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CAR tax authorities target NGOs

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Luanda keen for MINUSCA role

While Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza has just been appointed head of the UN mission in CAR (MINUSCA), replacing the Senegalese diplomat Mankeur Ndiaye, another position within the UN operation has also attracted interest in recent weeks:

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MINUSCA awaits appointment of new boss

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Mankeur Ndiaye, head of MINUSCA, with Rwandan diplomat Valentine Rugwabiza, who is expected to succeed him.

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Bangui's high-stakes gamble with rebel groups

At Luanda's instigation, several heads of the armed groups that last year joined a rebel coalition recently signed an initial deal with the government. But Bangui suspects two holdouts of rapidly rearming via neighbouring states.

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Touadéra in a state of paranoia after Idriss Déby's death

Under Idriss Déby, Chad became a major influence in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), where it has close links with rebel groups. President Touadéra, who is concerned about the connections of new Chadian strongman "Kaka" in his country, is closely monitoring Déby's son and would-be heir.

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Angola out on a limb as dialogue with CAR armed groups flounders

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CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

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