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Central Africa reporting from Axadle, covering security, politics, diplomacy, and cross-border developments across the region.
what would be the consequences of a postponement?
Tensions rose for a while on Tuesday, December 22 in the Central African Republic. The coalition-armed groups carried out a new round of coordinated attacks in different parts of the country. In this context, more and more actors and observers of the electoral process are questioning the possibility of holding credible elections on Sunday. Is a postponement of the vote possible? What consequences…
DRC: artisanal malachite cutters risk disappearing
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city of Lubumbashi, called the Copper City of the DRC, is also known for its malachite artwork, ornaments and jewelry. This green stone is a derivative of copper. The city has a dozen craft workshops that employ hundreds of people. But only now, since the liberalization of the mining sector in 2002 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is malachite becoming…
Central African Republic: “Russian non-public armed forces businesses were in Africa for thirty years”
A senior Russian diplomat acknowledged on December 21 that Moscow does not ship troops to the Central African Republic, the place an offensive through revolt teams became referred to as a "coup try" through the federal government sooner than Sunday's election. On this nation ranked a few of the poorest on the earth however wealthy in diamonds, non-public guards hired through Russian safety businesses already supply shut coverage to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and instructors prepare the Central African Armed Forces.…
what do we know about the Russian military presence in the country?x
Is Russia directly involved in the Central African crisis? The Central African authorities say they can count on reinforcements sent by "friendly" countries, especially from Russia. But the reality of these reinforcements is the subject of conflicting statements.
With our special correspondent in Bangui, Florence moriceIt has…
five days before the election, fighting continued
Since Friday, December 18, a coalition of armed groups has been on the run in the Central African Republic. They move around the country towards the capital Bangui and create uncertainty in several regions. After a relative calm, this Monday 21 December, the fighting resumed this Tuesday morning.
as reported from Bangui,…
trial of Lucha activists in Beni arrested during a demonstration
The blatant trial of eight Lucha activists began on Monday before a military tribunal in Beni, northern Kivu. They were arrested last Saturday when the civic movement demanded demonstrations against the renewal of the mandate for the UN mission Monusco. According to police, they deliberately attacked a police station in revenge for the ban on their demonstration and attacked police. A version that…
Central African Republic: “It is going to be tough to succeed in credible elections on this context”
Within the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, regardless of the violent assaults from the rebellion, would not need to put off the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for subsequent Sunday. He acknowledged it become a press convention in Bangui. Is it true that former President François Bozizé is at the back of the rebellion? Is it conceivable to vote subsequent Sunday in peace and openness at some stage in the rustic? Hans De Marie Heungoup, researcher on Central Africa on the…
neighbors Congo and Chad are tracking the difficulty
A few of the neighbors of the Central African Republic, two nations are specifically tormented by this disaster: Congo and Chad. How can we see this disaster at the facet of those two typical companions within the Central African Republic? Some solutions.
Because the present chairman of ECCAS, Denis Sassou Nguesso consults the…
Touadéra is still convinced of the choice
The security situation remains uncertain in the CAR after the organization of a coalition of six armed groups and their descent on the main axes of the country towards the capital. In the capital Bangui, the situation was calm on Monday, December 21, where movements were reported.
as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetIn the…
Russia, Rwanda ship troops to Central African Republic after alleged coup d’etat
The Central African Republic mentioned on Monday that Russia and Rwanda had despatched in a whole lot of troops after an alleged coup try earlier than the upcoming elections. The federal government of the Central African Republic, one of many world's poorest and most unstable nations, accused former President Francois Bozize on Saturday of selling a future coup by three insurgent teams.
The group on Friday started advancing in the direction of the capital Bangui alongside key highways after declaring…