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Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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…

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…

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…

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…

banned from presidential elections, Bozizé wants to unite the opposition to Touadéra

Former President François Bozizé says he "accepts" the annulment of his presidential candidacy by the Constitutional Court and calls on the leaders of the opposition coalition, COD 2020, of which he is the current president, to unite around a single candidacy to defeat outgoing President Faustin-Archange Touadera. François Bozizé assures him in a press release released on Tuesday, December 15: he "unreservedly follows the ruling of the Constitutional Court", which annulled his candidacy in the forthcoming presidential…

the construction of the special criminal court was inaugurated

In the Central African Republic, President Touadera inaugurated the buildings and, in particular, the courtroom of the Special Criminal Court on Friday 13 November. This hybrid court consisting of Central African and foreign magistrates must try serious crimes committed since 2003 according to recommendations from Bangui Forum 2015. CPS came into operation in October 2018. Ten cases have already been the…