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Russian instructors sent to the Central African Republic carried out "indiscriminate killings", looting and occupied schools, according to an annual UN report, although Moscow claims they are unarmed and not involved in the fighting. The testimonies describe excessive force that corresponds to violations of international humanitarian law, said the report of UN experts recently submitted to the Security Council and seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday. Such violations "by FACA soldiers and Russian instructors…

In Chad, the twelve Russian and Lithuanian citizens, who are presented as tourists and arrested in the north of the country by the Chadian authorities, are now free to leave the country. They were arrested in the Chadian Sahara on June 13 and released after an investigation. They are twelve, eleven Russians, including two…

Uprising yesterday, Wednesday 23 June, at the UN against the Russian allies of the Central African forces in the Security Council. Almost unanimously, diplomats criticized the Russian paramilitaries, the place they occupied in the conflict and the day-to-day management of the country. Earlier, they had been informed by the UN envoy to the Central African Republic and the head of Minusca, Mankeur Ndiaye,…

The UN envoy to the Central African Republic on Wednesday accused the country's security forces and their Russian allies of several human rights violations. The Central African Republic's closer relationship with Moscow dates back to 2018, when Russia sent "instructors" to help train its besieged armed forces and supplied small arms and were relieved of the UN arms embargo. One of the world's poorest countries, the Central African Republic, has been chronically unstable since gaining independence from France in 1960.…

In New York, the UN Secretary - General's report on the Central African Republic will be presented to the Security Council on Wednesday morning, 23 June. He makes an overview of the situation in the country, a still "uncertain" security context. Although progress has been made. Antonio Guterres notes positively the…

Germany is hosting a new international conference on Libya on Wednesday 23 June. The presence of many countries and actors on the ground should make it possible to consolidate the progress made in recent months, in particular as regards the conduct of elections. The withdrawal of foreign forces planned by the first conference in Berlin 18 months ago has not been followed.…

In the Central African Republic, six months after the presidential election, one month after the end of the legislative election and almost two weeks after the appointment of the Prime Minister, the country still does not know the composition of its new government. Central Africans are impatient, but the new tenant of Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra takes his time, time to receive the audience a large…

A dozen tourists, Russians and a Lithuanian, were arrested just over a week ago in the Chadian Sahara, near Faya-Largeau, in the north of the country. They were returned to the capital Ndjamena manu militari, and were admitted to an exclusive hotel pending the completion of the ongoing investigation to determine the reasons for their presence in an area considered "red".…

Concerns about the Russian partner increase after several investigations into abuses committed by the paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. RFI had published a survey in May that revealed the methods used. Last week, it was CNN, in collaboration with the organization The Sentry, that published a large format on the subject.…

France on Friday criticized Russia over what it called a "takeover" of the Central African Republic. Paris also acknowledged that the African country's cooperation with Russian "mercenaries" had led France to reduce its military support. Earlier this month, the French military suspended budget support and military cooperation with the Central African Republic and accused its government of being "involved" in an anti-French disinformation campaign with Russia. The Central African Republic has become a…