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still an uncertain situation in Bangui, a week before the election
In the Central African Republic, the situation was volatile, this Sunday 20 December. It was quiet in the capital Bangui and this morning the residents moved around. But the pressure is increasing in the city. The positions, especially the coalition-armed groups that want to prevent the legislative and presidential elections next Sunday, seemed to be blurred last night.…
Faustin Archange Touadéra reaffirms its decision to hold the vote on 27 December
While early in the morning, yesterday, Saturday 19 December, the Speaker of the Central African Government accused the former head of state, François Bozizé, of leading a coalition of armed men determined to march on Bangui to attempt a coup, Faustin Archange Touadéra held an afternoon meeting at the largest arena in Bangui. Despite the current crisis, he reaffirmed his determination to hold the vote on…
DRC: “With MONUSCO, we support the population and protect civilians”
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations in charge of peacekeeping operations, ended the mission, which began a week earlier in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday 18 December. He met with the country's political actors, including President Félix Tshisekedi, Martin Fayulu and other stakeholders in the institutional crisis that has developed. What is his view on the…
Touadéra meeting denies Bozizé accusations of coup
While the security context weakened eight days before the Central African elections, the outgoing president held a meeting in Bangui. For his part, the former head of state, François Bozizé, denied through his spokesman his involvement in the movements of armed groups observed in the country.
Although President Touadéra held…
In the face of the political crisis and armed conflicts, Jean-Pierre Lacroix advocates dialogue
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations in charge of peacekeeping operations, ended the mission that began last Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday 18 December. He discussed the current political crisis with Congolese political actors and visited the eastern part of the country to assess security and humanitarian situations.…
the government condemns an attempted coup by François Bozizé
The Central African Minister of Communications and the government spokesman spoke on Saturday, December 19, in an official statement when an offensive by armed groups in the West on Friday forced the UN to deploy these peacekeepers. He condemns an attempted coup by former President François Bozizé, excluded from the December 27 presidential election.…
the reappointment of a magistrate as head of the electoral commission makes the opposition talk
Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has just renewed by decision a magistrate at the head of the coordination of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CNEI). This is Henri Bouka, who is also the first president of the Supreme Court. The opposition sees an incompatibility, while for the power there are only nominative and non-optional positions.…
In Mbobero, the trial of a soldier holding a concession for the Kabila family is causing an uproar
The case is causing an uproar in Mbobero, in southern Kivu. A human rights defender was shot dead on Sunday, December 6, by one of the guards for the concession acquired by former President Joseph Kabila. The trial in Mbobero before the military tribunal reveals on several points, in particular the regularity of the presence of these soldiers in the area.…
Kinshasa experienced its first night out
The Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first curfew on the evening of Friday 18 December. Against a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, the authorities have decided to ban all activities from 21:00 to 05:00, except with exceptional permission. In the streets of Kinshasa, Congolese have been forced to adapt to this new situation and are currently unlimited.…
tensions rise a few days before the election, UN in “high alert”
The security situation deteriorated sharply on Friday 18 December in the Central African Republic, nine days before the presidential and legislative elections. Several cities in the western part of the country have been attacked by members of various armed groups, according to the UN. La Minusca has deployed significant reinforcements there, saying it is on "high alert" in other regions, including the…