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Armed forces training to be the focus when EU arrives for government talks

A European delegation is expected in Bangui in mid-February and is due to meet with Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in particular to address the tricky topic of military training.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.01.2026

Air France's Bangui–Paris route at centre of a standoff

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has unsuccessfully sought to persuade the French flag carrier to maintain its direct service, which the airline is abandoning in February.

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy 28.01.2026

Guterres parts ways with special representative for the region

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York, 17 December 2025. © Â Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press Wire/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2026

Rebel groups court Azandé militiamen in the south-east

The authorities are concerned about a resurgence of violence. The local Azandé Ani Kpi Gbé militia is now attracting the attention of rebel groups, raising fears that its role could expand beyond the regional defence of the Azandé.

Subscribers only Defence 15.01.2026

Southeast plagued by deadly clashes between Zandé militias and government forces

The Haut-Mbomou region is experiencing renewed violence following the election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra to a third term.

Subscribers only Politics 09.01.2026

Touadéra's all-out strategy to secure re-election

Ahead of the proclamation of the provisional results of the 28 December 2025 elections, the outgoing president looks set for victory. His opponents are complaining of obstacles and unequal access to the electoral terrain.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2026

Vote organisation delays pile up prior to presidential elections

Organisation of the presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, planned for 28 December, is behind schedule to the point of raising fears that some voters in several regions of the country will be left out.

Subscribers only Politics 15.12.2025

A polling station for the presidential and legislative elections in Bangui, 27 December 2020.

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UN mission begins big cut backs

Two weeks after its renewal, MINUSCA activated its contingency plan. While the military component is currently unaffected by budget cuts, UNPOL police forces will be the first to be impacted by this withdrawal plan.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.12.2025

A MINUSCA armoured vehicle parked in Maloum (CAR), on 24 July 2025.

Touadéra's party heads to Paris to drum up support for looming presidential election

The president, who is running for a third term, has sent First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Évariste Ngamana to Paris for one week, starting on 8 December.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2025

Bangui strikes mining deal with Canadian group CVMR

In the run-up to the presidential election, the government has signed an agreement with a mining giant. The company has its sights set on uranium, coltan, copper, gold and nickel in the country.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 03.12.2025

UN attempts to defuse situation between Touadéra and opposition

With a candidate president on one side and wary opponents on the other, the UN has found itself at the heart of political rivalries in Bangui. Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a series of consultations during a visit to the country, ahead of an increasingly contested presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 02.12.2025

Ex-president François Bozizé gets involved in presidential campaign

The former head of state has instructed his party's office to back one of the candidates in the presidential election, against the incumbent Faustin-Archange Touadéra.

Subscribers only Politics 26.11.2025

Discussions on funding for mining and oil site restoration reach impasse

Despite years of discussions, the BEAC still hasn't managed to reach an agreement with extractive industries representatives. Negotiations are stalling over the sensitive issue of repatriating funds to the CFA franc zone for the restoration of mining and oil sites.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 25.11.2025

Head of UN peacekeeping operations to visit Bangui

French national Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit the Central African Republic this week. On the programme are the prepartions for the elections in the country and the MINUSCA austerity plan.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.11.2025

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations in New York in June 2025.

Academics rally behind Touadéra

The president has maintained close ties with the University of Bangui, where he was rector and taught mathematics. Several professors are preparing to campaign for him, but not without ulterior motives.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2025

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IMF programmes jeopardized by Gabon's public deficit

Gabon's debt is destabilising the CFA franc zone and posing a direct threat to the International Monetary Fund's programmes with Chad and the Central African Republic. However, during a recent visit to Libreville, the international institution's director for Africa said he was open to discussions with Gabon.

Subscribers only Finance 19.11.2025

IMF African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie (right) during the organisation's annual meetings, Washington, October 2024.

Opposition candidate Dologuélé rallying support for presidential election

Faustin-Archange Touadéra's opponent has been rejected by several leaders of the main opposition platform, the BRDC, which continues to boycott the election. He is now turning to another figure in the Central African political scene.

Subscribers only Politics 19.11.2025

Armed group MPC on the verge of signing peace agreement with Bangui

Mahamat al-Khatim's movement, active on the Chad-Central African Republic border, must agree with the government on its return to the disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration and repatriation process.

Subscribers only Politics 18.11.2025

Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga's running tab with Bangui

The Cameroonian media tycoon, who has been imprisoned in Yaoundé since March 2023, still refuses to pay his arrears to the Central African High Council for Communication.

Subscribers only Business 14.11.2025

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Touadéra turns to Abu Dhabi to pay for Africa Corps

In order to loosen Moscow's grip, the president has called on Mohammed bin Zayed. In exchange, the country could serve as a logistics hub for Emirati support to Hemeti in the Sudanese war.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.11.2025

Vladimir Putin receives Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin in Moscow, 7 August 2025.

Opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuélé calls on services of lawyer William Bourdon

Faustin-Archange Touadéra's opponent, who is in a tricky legal situation, quietly contacted in late October a Paris-based criminal lawyer. The presidential bid of the head of the Union pour le Renouveau Centrafricain party remains fraught with uncertainty.

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2025

MINUSCA's mandate renewal impacted by US reservations

Amid talks on the mission's renewal by the UN Security Council in the Central African Republic, the Council's permanent members, particularly France, China and Russia, are uneasy about the US's position, which has not yet been clarified.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 04.11.2025

Touadéra choses hit squad for third term

The Central African president has once again put his campaign for the presidential elections in the hands of Simplice Mathias Sarandji, with Sani Yalo holding the purse strings. Yet one of the heavyweights in the Mouvement Cœurs Unis is notable by her absence.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2025

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra at African School Feeding Day in Bouiboui, in the Central African Republic in March 2025.

Final bargaining over Tamoil RCA assets

Under mounting legal and financial strain, Rochefort International's Central African subsidiary is moving to liquidate what remains of its fuel network — as discreet negotiations and rival claims swirl around the carcass of a once-dominant operator.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 22.10.2025

Libreville plays go-between with Bissau and Bangui to discuss ex-president's future

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema brought together his Central African and Guinea-Bissau counterparts in the Gabonese capital on 16 October to consider the fate of former president François Bozizé, who is in exile in Guinea-Bissau.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 21.10.2025

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Armed forces training to be the focus when EU arrives for government talks

Air France's Bangui–Paris route at centre of a standoff

Guterres parts ways with special representative for the region

Rebel groups court Azandé militiamen in the south-east

Southeast plagued by deadly clashes between Zandé militias and government forces

Touadéra's all-out strategy to secure re-election

Vote organisation delays pile up prior to presidential elections

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UN mission begins big cut backs

Touadéra's party heads to Paris to drum up support for looming presidential election

Bangui strikes mining deal with Canadian group CVMR

UN attempts to defuse situation between Touadéra and opposition

Ex-president François Bozizé gets involved in presidential campaign

Discussions on funding for mining and oil site restoration reach impasse

Head of UN peacekeeping operations to visit Bangui

Academics rally behind Touadéra

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IMF programmes jeopardized by Gabon's public deficit

Opposition candidate Dologuélé rallying support for presidential election

Armed group MPC on the verge of signing peace agreement with Bangui

Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga's running tab with Bangui

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Touadéra turns to Abu Dhabi to pay for Africa Corps

Opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuélé calls on services of lawyer William Bourdon

MINUSCA's mandate renewal impacted by US reservations

Touadéra choses hit squad for third term

Final bargaining over Tamoil RCA assets

Libreville plays go-between with Bissau and Bangui to discuss ex-president's future

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Armed forces training to be the focus when EU arrives for government talks

Air France's Bangui–Paris route at centre of a standoff

Guterres parts ways with special representative for the region

Rebel groups court Azandé militiamen in the south-east

Southeast plagued by deadly clashes between Zandé militias and government forces

Touadéra's all-out strategy to secure re-election

Vote organisation delays pile up prior to presidential elections

Spotlight UN mission begins big cut backs

Touadéra's party heads to Paris to drum up support for looming presidential election

Bangui strikes mining deal with Canadian group CVMR

UN attempts to defuse situation between Touadéra and opposition

Ex-president François Bozizé gets involved in presidential campaign

Discussions on funding for mining and oil site restoration reach impasse

Head of UN peacekeeping operations to visit Bangui

Academics rally behind Touadéra

Spotlight IMF programmes jeopardized by Gabon's public deficit

Opposition candidate Dologuélé rallying support for presidential election

Armed group MPC on the verge of signing peace agreement with Bangui

Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga's running tab with Bangui

Spotlight Touadéra turns to Abu Dhabi to pay for Africa Corps

Opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuélé calls on services of lawyer William Bourdon

MINUSCA's mandate renewal impacted by US reservations

Touadéra choses hit squad for third term

Final bargaining over Tamoil RCA assets

Libreville plays go-between with Bissau and Bangui to discuss ex-president's future

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UN mission begins big cut backs

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IMF programmes jeopardized by Gabon's public deficit

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Touadéra turns to Abu Dhabi to pay for Africa Corps