The former finance boss was appointed on Friday following a presidential decree. The former Finance Minister and Budget, Henri Marie Dondra has been appointed the new Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Central African Republic (CAR), following the resignation on Thursday of his predecessor, Fermin Ngrebada and his entire government. He was appointed […]
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The prime minister decided to leave just a few months after the president was re-elected. The peace deal in the Central African Republic is on unsteady ground. Central African Republic (CAR) Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada said on Thursday that he had resigned and his government was dissolved. In a post on Twitter, Ngrebada said he handed […]
French national Juan Remy Quignolot has been accused of spying and conspiracy by prosecutors in the Central African Republic, nearly a month after he was arrested in the capital, Bangui, according to public prosecutor Eric Didier Tambo. “The accusations are of espionage, illegal possession of military and hunting weapons, criminal association, harming domestic state security […]
France has suspended financial support and military cooperation with the Central African Republic, accusing it of backing out of political commitments, and of being complicit in a Russian-backed disinformation campaign targeting France’s presence in Africa. France “is the target of a massive disinformation campaign in CAR,” a French foreign ministry source, who asked not to […]
Chad has accused the CAR army of attacking a military outpost on Chad’s side of the border, before killing a number of soldiers. Central African Republic (CAR) soldiers attacked a Chadian military post, killing one soldier, and kidnapping and executing five others, Chad’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Chad said the incident amounted to a […]
The Chadian government has accused the Central African Republic (CAR) of killing six of its soldiers in an attack on an outpost in the south of the country, branding it a “war crime” that could “not go unpunished”. The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, when heavily armed men fired on a […]
The national football team coach, Vincent Mashami has summoned 33 players for the upcoming two friendly matches that Amavubi Stars will play against Central Africa Republic at Amahoro Stadium. Amavubi will play two warm up games against Central African in preparations for the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifier which gets underway in September. Rwanda has […]
Bangui — The country has recorded only 7,000 cases and 100 deaths, but the ensuing economic fallout has driven kids to the streets Abdias is not afraid of contracting coronavirus when he leaves home each day with a basket of hard-boiled eggs to sell on the busy streets of Bangui, the Central African Republic’s capital. […]
A Frenchman has been arrested in the Central African Republic after police discovered a “very large arsenal” of weapons in his home. A spokesman for the government told the French news agency AFP the man, who claimed to be a journalist, was detained in the capital, Bangui, on Monday. Humanitarian sources said the man had […]
Child displacement in the Central African Republic (CAR) has now reached its highest level since 2014, according to the latest estimates from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warning of the mounting risks children face. At least 168,000 children were forced to flee their homes following widespread violence and insecurity in the run-up to the general […]
Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Thursday, April 15, conducted the rotation of its two Formed Police Unit (FPU) contingents of 320 officers serving under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Rwanda FPU-2 contingent of 160 officers left Kigali International Airport at about 10am under the command of Chief Superintendent of […]
In Central African Republic, the government relies heavily on Russian mercenaries and weaponry to fight rebels. UN experts are now accusing the Russians of gross human rights violations. Security in the Central African Republic (CAR) comes at a heavy price. The government is still fighting different militia groups in many parts of the country, and […]
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the Government of the Central African Republic, and their apparent close contacts with UN peacekeepers there. Tensions have been high in CAR since before Presidential elections were held on 27 December 2020, and widespread […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said chaos in the Central African Republic has stalled development efforts and peace initiatives in Cameroon. Ngute met Monday night with Faustin-Archange Touadéra before Tuesday’s second inauguration of the C.A.R. leader. Ngute said Cameroon President Paul Biya, who sent him to Bangui for the inauguration, has […]
A rebel insurgency interrupted the first round of voting, but officials are confident stepped-up security measures will prevent further violence. Voters in the Central African Republic headed to the polls Sunday for a second round of legislative elections after a rebel insurgency marred the first round of voting in December. Although President Faustin-Archange Touadera was […]
The arrangements to transition the turbulent Central African Republic (CAR) to normality could be described as the triumph of naive hope over brutal reality. Attempts to administer justice and hold elections in that country are certainly heroic. But they do raise important questions about the sequencing of reforms. On 16 February the trial of Alfred […]
Almost 210,000 people are newly displaced as a result of the escalating conflict in Central African Republic since mid-December, bringing the total number of displaced to 1.5 million, almost a third of the country’s total population. Those displaced are doubly affected by the widespread violence and the severe lack of humanitarian aid. Insecurity combined with […]
The two men face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic. These include murder, torture, mutilation, persecution and the conscription of child soldiers. The former head of the Central African Republic football association goes on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and co-defendant Alfred […]