Central African Republic

Severe thunderstorms hit the Central African capital last weekend and knocked down several pylons that connect the only power plant to the city. As a result, more electricity, difficulties in accessing water ... A particularly uncertain situation, but which should be improved in the next few days. Reached by telephone on…

In this letter, we told the President that before the election we had called for the convening of a coordination of the nation's vital forces to avoid a post-election crisis. He opposed us an end to impermissibility, because it suited him to arrive at his election proposal. Now he is calling for a so-called republican dialogue that does not meet the conditions required to lead to lasting peace for reconciliation. He merely called this Republican dialogue a response to pressure from the…

Within the Central African Republic, President Faustin Archange Touadéra has previously week welcomed the nation's political and civil society actors in flip. The president was re-elected in December final yr after controversial elections, which had been disrupted by a coalition-armed group, the Coalition of Patriots for Change. The beginning of this dialogue had lengthy been requested by opposition…

The Central African class is in mourning: Désiré Bilal Kolingba, leader of the Central African Democratic Assembly, died at the age of 64 this Sunday, April 25, in Kinshasa, following an illness, according to his family. Former Minister for Youth and Sport during the presidency of François Bozizé, Désiré Kolingba was a candidate in two presidential elections in 2015 and in December last year.…

The head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi arrived in the country on Tuesday, April 20. On Wednesday, it went to an area cut off from the world, in northern Congo-Kinshasa, where almost 100,000 people who fled violence in the Central African Republic have sought refuge since December last year. On the ground, living conditions are difficult while the UNHCR sees…

In the Central African Republic, national consultations begin on Monday morning to prepare for the major Republican dialogue announced by President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in March last year. The president was re-elected after controversial elections, which had been disrupted by a coalition of armed groups, the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), since December. The start of this dialogue had long…

In the Central African Republic, the authorities welcome the fact that the national army and its allies, especially the Russians, have been able to enter Kaga-Bandoro. This strategic commercial hub, located 300 km north of Bangui, had been in the hands of armed groups since 2014. With our special correspondent in Bangui,…

Prices of imported basic products are still stable or rising in the Central African Republic, despite the gradual resumption of traffic on the corridor connecting Douala to Bangui. This is the case, for example, with the cement price, which has risen by more than 50% since the crisis began in December. "Here's the site,…

Valery Zakharov, President Touadera's highly influential adviser on internal security, responded on Friday to comments from RFI by Mankeur Ndiaye, head of Minusca in the Central African Republic. Back from Russia, the latter declared on our airwaves that Moscow agreed to cooperate in the UN inquiry opened to allegations of abuses committed by Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. These…

The deputies targeting this request for waiver of parliamentary immunity are Abdul Karim Meckassaoua, Anicet Georges Dologuélé and Martin Ziguélé, all three presidential candidates in December, and the elected opposition Simplice Aurélien Zingas. And this in connection with legal proceedings against former President Bozizé according to a letter from the Ministry of Justice.…