Central African Republic

At least 15 people were killed last Thursday during clashes between shepherds and farmers in northeastern Central Africa, near the border with Chad, we were told on Tuesday 15 June. This is one of the most violent incidents recorded for many years in a region where such conflicts between farmers and herdsmen are recurring. It…

In the Central African Republic, the new Prime Minister Henri Marie Dondra took office on Tuesday, June 15 in Bangui during a handover ceremony with her predecessor Firmin Ngrebada. as reported from Bangui, Carol ValadeMinister of Finance since 2016, Henri Marie Dondra inherits by implementing as head of the CEO a difficult…

Just over three months ago, the UN expert group on mercenaries sounded the alarm about serious "human rights violations" that can be attributed to Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. Experts condemned the authorities' increased use of these private security companies, which had been the target of a new uprising since the December election.…

Funded by a 2% tax on wages and international support, the Central African Agency for Vocational Training and Employment works for the integration of young people and women as a priority, but is overwhelmed by the scale of the tasks. Business leaders and trainers who agree on one point: the solution lies in reforming the Central African education system.…

In the Central African Republic, following the announcement by France of the suspension of its budget support, the question of the location of the other partners in Bangui arises. More than half of the Central African Republic's budget comes from external resources, either budget support or project support. What do we know about the donors' intentions for the Central African Republic?…

"Polyphonies, polyphiles" is the name of this musical show presented at the Alliance française de Bangui, the fruit of the meeting between polyphonic pygmy songs and the legendary Bambari horns. as reported from Bangui, Carol ValadeIt is a meeting led by guitarist Camel Zekri, the French-Algerian musicologist and composer, who…

The appointment to the post of Prime Minister of Henri-Marie Dondra was announced this Friday evening, June 11, by a decree read on national radio. Minister of Finance since the election of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in 2016, he succeeds Firmin Ngrebada who resigned on Thursday and the government after the legislative and presidential election.…

The UN Security Council will not have waited for the two-week quarterly meeting of the Central African Republic to respond to the escalation of violence. He has just strongly condemned the violations of human rights, the violations of international humanitarian law, and he condemned the violations of the SOFA agreement, which binds the government of the RCA and the UN Minusca. Before confirming their…

In the Central African Republic, the French citizen who was arrested on May 10 in custody was arrested. Juan Rémy Quignolot is especially accused of espionage, conspiracy and danger to state security. The Advocate General of the Court of Appeal in Bangui Didier Tambo confirmed on Wednesday that Juan Rémy Quignolot,the Frenchman…

France has frozen its budget support and suspended military cooperation with the Central African Republic. Paris justifies this decision with unfulfilled commitments from the Central African authorities "both politically towards the opposition and behavior towards France", the French Ministry of Armed Forces specifies. The tea towel is burning between Paris and Bangui, but signs of conviction have…