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Defence 27/09/2022

Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

The French army will withdraw from Bangui before the end of the year, freeing up the M'Poko military base. To avoid it falling into Russian paramilitary Wagner's hands, Paris is in discussions with MINUSCA and the Rwandan army. [...]

Defence 23/09/2022

Wagner's phantom reinforcements

It was supposed to have been one of the outcomes of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's easing of its arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) on 30 July. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 15/09/2022

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

Amélia Lakrafi, MP for the 10th constituency of French nationals living overseas and Bruno Fuchs, the MP for Haut-Rhin. © Abd Rabbo Ammar/Abaca / Vincent Isore/IP3

Politics 14/09/2022

CAR Constitutional Court faces increasing pressure

The Constitutional Court, headed by Daniele Darlan, is due to rule by the end of the month on the legality of the drafting committee for a new constitution, set up on 26 August by Faustin-Archange Touadéra. A decisive step in the long road to a third mandate. [...]

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Defence Politics 06/09/2022

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

Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017. © Alexis Huguet / AFP

Diplomacy 05/09/2022

New MINUSCA head Rugwabiza seeks two new deputies for the mission

Valentine Rugwabiza, UN Special Representative in the Central African Republic and Head of MINUSCA. © Barbara Debout/AFP

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Defence 25/08/2022

Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

After pulling French troops out of Mali, President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the closure ofa logistics base at Bangui airport next week. The departure of the last 130 French troops is scheduled for the end of the year. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 23/08/2022

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

The Joint Expanded Verification Mechanism, a little-known military cooperation body headed by an Angolan general, was supposed to investigate security incidents in the eastern DRC on behalf of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. [...]

Energy Commodity traders 14/07/2022

NGOs and airlines struggle as Wagner monopolises dwindling kerosene stocks

Central African kerosene reserves have dwindled to almost nothing, and with the state having requisitioned what little remains, the UN and airlines have cancelled a raft of flights. Stocks of diesel and petrol are also starting to run low, though Bangui is expecting fresh supplies as of August. [...]

AA World Food Programme plane over Bangui in 2016.

Defence 08/07/2022

France quits MINUSCA command in further sign of military disengagement

French General Stéphane Marchenoir, chief of staff of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, will step down in August after a year in the post. [...]

Business 07/07/2022

Lawyers prepare for long battle in Castel affair

A week after the French national prosecutor's department for counter-terrorism, war crimes and crimes against humanity announced it would launch a preliminary investigation, Castel is preparing its defence. [...]

Diplomacy 06/07/2022

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

The United Nations is likely to pick a West African replacement for Guinean François Louncény Fall, who stepped down as head of the UN regional office in for Central Africa in June after six years in the role. [...]

Diplomacy 01/07/2022

CAR communications minister on whirlwind charm offensive in Paris

Le ministre centrafricain de la communication Serge Djorie termine ce vendredi une visite de cinq jours sur les bords de la Seine, pendant laquelle il a rencontré Jean-Marie Bockel. [...]

Diplomacy 30/06/2022

Ex-CAR defence minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth back in the fray

Jean-Jacques Demafouth is back on active duty after a five-year break. The 63-year-old is about to be appointed ambassador to the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in Burundi. [...]

Former minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth in 2011 in Bangui.

Diplomacy 29/06/2022

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

The French Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, will travel to Libreville from 5 to 8 July. [...]

French secretary of state Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.

SpotlightFinance Politics 22/06/2022

Bitcoin project splits Touadéra's entourage

The Central African president is trying to speed up his cryptocurrency project, despite scepticism from some of his ministers. The local director of the Bank of Central African States, Ali Chaibou, is one of the doubters and has secretly sought the advice of former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. [...]

President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera on September 17, 2021, in Bangui.

Diplomacy 21/06/2022

World Bank names new country managers

Han Fraeters, the World Bank's representative in Central African Republic, is leaving his current role for a new posting in Niamey in Niger. He will replace Joelle Dehasse there, who left for Panama in March. [...]

Politics 15/06/2022

Constitutional reform bill on course to let Touadera seek third term

The Central African head of state wants a constitutional reform bill to go through parliament in July. Despite misgivings, national assembly speaker Simplice Mathieu Sarandji cannot oppose the text that should open the way to a third mandate for Touadera. [...]

Diplomacy 14/06/2022

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

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. [...]

Le président centrafricain, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, et le ministre angolais des relations extérieures, Tete Antonio, à Bangui, le 4 juin, lors de la revue stratégique sur le processus de paix en RCA.

Politics 10/06/2022

President's security chief takes charge of Olympic committee

The head of presidential security in CAR, Alfred Service, has taken over the country's national Olympic committee with the backing of Rodolphe Héritier Doneng at the sports ministry. Both men have ties with Les Requins, a shadowy group accused by the UN of illegal operations. [...]

Finance Business 08/06/2022

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Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

CAR Constitutional Court faces increasing pressure

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

New MINUSCA head Rugwabiza seeks two new deputies for the mission

Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

NGOs and airlines struggle as Wagner monopolises dwindling kerosene stocks

France quits MINUSCA command in further sign of military disengagement

Lawyers prepare for long battle in Castel affair

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

CAR communications minister on whirlwind charm offensive in Paris

Ex-CAR defence minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth back in the fray

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

Bitcoin project splits Touadéra's entourage

World Bank names new country managers

Constitutional reform bill on course to let Touadera seek third term

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

President's security chief takes charge of Olympic committee

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Bangui's mayor on the lookout for a new urban planner

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Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

CAR Constitutional Court faces increasing pressure

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

New MINUSCA head Rugwabiza seeks two new deputies for the mission

Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

NGOs and airlines struggle as Wagner monopolises dwindling kerosene stocks

France quits MINUSCA command in further sign of military disengagement

Lawyers prepare for long battle in Castel affair

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

CAR communications minister on whirlwind charm offensive in Paris

Ex-CAR defence minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth back in the fray

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

Bitcoin project splits Touadéra's entourage

World Bank names new country managers

Constitutional reform bill on course to let Touadera seek third term

Luanda, UN try to revive moribund CAR peace process

President's security chief takes charge of Olympic committee

"Congo Hold-up" : France's financial prosecution service has begun investigating the BGFI

Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

From Bangui to N'Djamena, the secret war of the Fula's 'defenders'

Bangui's mayor on the lookout for a new urban planner

France's 'hassling' of senior regime figures adds to tensions between Paris and Bangui

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