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African Parks converts Chinko nature reserve to carbon credits

The South African conservation giant recently obtained certification to sell carbon credits backed by the reserve.

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2024

In Focus
Between Wagner and Bancroft, Touadéra's tricky security situation

Illustrated by Julien Pacaud, with AFP and Reuters

Subscribers only Defence, Mining, Diplomacy 08.01.2024

Lawyer Mboli-Goumba turns against Axmin over Ndassima gold mine

Lawyer Crépin Mboli-Goumba will no longer be representing Aurafrique, the Central African subsidiary of Canada’s Axmin, in its fight to regain control of the Ndassima mine.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 05.01.2024

Wagner's Valery Zakharov makes discreet return to Bangui

Faustin-Archange Touadéra's former adviser Valery Zakharov orchestrated a top secret return to the CAR in recent weeks after a two-year absence. The ex-Russian intelligence officer is now under international sanctions, including from the US.

Subscribers only Defence 19.12.2023

Lawyer Chiaradia-Bousquet wins case against French state

On 20 November, the Paris court of appeal upheld a ruling ordering the French state to pay the French business lawyer Jean-Pierre Chiaradia-Bousquet €42,000 in damages.

Subscribers only Business 11.12.2023

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

The Dubai-based Indian bank has pledged to raise €5.6bn from Emirati financial institutions in support of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, while multilateral donors remain reserved.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.12.2023

Total and state settle their financial scores

Total Centrafrique, the largest company in the country, had not been paying taxes. At the same time, the government had been racking up debt with the group bought by corporate banker Enguerrand Rochefort.

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2023

US nationals increasingly hassled at Bangui airport

Since October, on several occasions, US nationals have been stopped by border police at Bangui-M'Poko airport upon attempting to enter the Central African Republic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.11.2023

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2023

Touadéra expected in Riyadh for Arab League-AU summit

On 10 and 11 November, the Saudi Arabia-Africa and the Arab League-African Union summits are due to be held back-to-back in Riyadh.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2023

Spotlight
Touadéra secretly negotiating security deal with private US contractor

The Central African president's office is working out the details of an unprecedented agreement with the American security consultancy firm Bancroft Global Development. It's backed by Washington, with the aim of weakening the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence 03.10.2023

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

European Union tries to convince CAR opposition to return to electoral game

Hot on the heels of the CAR's constitutional reform, European chancelleries are now preparing for the country's forthcoming elections. Brussels is eager for the opposition to take participate in October's local elections - the first since 1988 - but the opposition is standing firm in the face of the head of state's power grab.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 02.10.2023

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

On 2 October, French firm TLS Contact will begin handling requests for French visas that have been filed in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, Franceville, Gabon, and Douala and Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2023

The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Paris on 13 September, with Gabon and security issues expected to be among the issues on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Central African President,
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in June 2023, in Paris.

Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

The planned sale of the Central African Republic's largest importer [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2023

Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Deprived of some of their plans in Central African Republic for months, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner's men have turned to a local solution and is using the airline Minair.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.09.2023

Rebel CPC alliance in disarray ahead of referendum

CAR |Divisions within a rebel alliance make it less likely that Sunday's constitutional referendum will suffer the same disruption as 2020's presidential election

Subscribers only Politics 27.07.2023

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Le pétrolier Perenco a promu l'un de ses cadres, Jean-Noël Bouassi-Bouassi, au poste tout nouvellement créé de “coordonnateur général des affaires africaines”.

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2023

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

At the ECCAS summit on 1 July, current chairman Ali Bongo raised the delicate question of member states' subscription arrears.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2023

Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Draft CAR constitution boosts Touadéra, eases Wagner mining constraints.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 14.07.2023

Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

CAR received a timely FCFA 11bn loan from Saudi Arabia in 2022, the biggest bilateral loan that year. Traditional lenders declined to offer fresh credit because of concerns about the growing influence of the Wagner group.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.07.2023

EU ambassador travels with airline under US sanctions

Douglas Carpenter, EU ambassador to Bangui, recently took a flight operated by Minair. That firm's parent company is the Central African mining company Badica, whose assets were frozen by the EU between 2015 and 2021 following UN sanctions, which have since been lifted.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2023

Touadéra picks team of loyalists to run referendum campaign

The CAR president is hoping his team of stalwart advisers can help push for a constitutional change that would allow him to run for a third term. Those running the campaign include the influential Sani Yalo, financier of the presidential party, and property tycoon Prisca Mamadou.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2023

Central African Republic president Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Libreville on 2 March 2023.

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

World Bank VP Ousmane Diagana has hired French technical cooperation agency Expertise France's deputy CEO Rima Le Coguic. She is expected to join the institution's West and Central Africa division over the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Finance 20.06.2023

In Focus
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Zhao Baomei has established herself as a key figure in the Central African Republic's mining sector. The mysterious and formidable Chinese businesswoman owes her success to her networks and her sharp business practices.

Subscribers only Mining 05.06.2023

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Brigitte Touadéra, Zhao Baomei.

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African Parks converts Chinko nature reserve to carbon credits

In Focus
Between Wagner and Bancroft, Touadéra's tricky security situation

Lawyer Mboli-Goumba turns against Axmin over Ndassima gold mine

Wagner's Valery Zakharov makes discreet return to Bangui

Lawyer Chiaradia-Bousquet wins case against French state

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Total and state settle their financial scores

US nationals increasingly hassled at Bangui airport

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Touadéra expected in Riyadh for Arab League-AU summit

Spotlight
Touadéra secretly negotiating security deal with private US contractor

European Union tries to convince CAR opposition to return to electoral game

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Rebel CPC alliance in disarray ahead of referendum

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

EU ambassador travels with airline under US sanctions

Touadéra picks team of loyalists to run referendum campaign

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

In Focus
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

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African Parks converts Chinko nature reserve to carbon credits

In Focus Between Wagner and Bancroft, Touadéra's tricky security situation

Lawyer Mboli-Goumba turns against Axmin over Ndassima gold mine

Wagner's Valery Zakharov makes discreet return to Bangui

Lawyer Chiaradia-Bousquet wins case against French state

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Total and state settle their financial scores

US nationals increasingly hassled at Bangui airport

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Touadéra expected in Riyadh for Arab League-AU summit

Spotlight Touadéra secretly negotiating security deal with private US contractor

European Union tries to convince CAR opposition to return to electoral game

TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Rebel CPC alliance in disarray ahead of referendum

Perenco appoints new head of African affairs

Ali Bongo urges ECCAS colleagues to pay their subscription arrears

Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

EU ambassador travels with airline under US sanctions

Touadéra picks team of loyalists to run referendum campaign

World Bank's Africa head strengthens his team

In Focus Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

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In Focus
Between Wagner and Bancroft, Touadéra's tricky security situation

Spotlight
Touadéra secretly negotiating security deal with private US contractor

In Focus
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen