Central African Republic

Opinion

/ 10 December 2024

French foreign lesions: An overdue reckoning

Colonial atrocities are finally catching up to Paris, and Emmanuel Macron’s government has not put up a fight

By Beverly Ochieng

Thought Leader

/ 20 August 2023

Former French colonies are still paying a ‘colonial’ tax

Far too many African assets are still under the control of Western powers

By Sikhumbuzo Thomo

Africa

/ 29 July 2023

Central African Republic to vote on controversial constitution change

The proposed change would raise the presidential term from five to seven years, and scrap its two-term limit

By Barbara Debout

Africa

/ 12 September 2022

Cocaine trade changes routes in West Africa to avoid armed conflict – report

The cocaine trade is the third most prevalent market in 14 countries in West Africa

By Eunice Masson

Opinion

/ 23 July 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine could turn private

The expanding use of private military and security companies in recent years suggests that they may take a leading role as the Ukraine conflict develops

By John P Ruehl

Africa

/ 16 May 2022

Maxime Mokom: The Central African Republic leader on trial at the International Criminal Court

The Central African Republic anti-Balaka leader faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court

By Gino Vlavonou

Africa

/ 6 May 2022

Human Rights Watch: Russian mercenaries killing civilians in Central African Republic

The NGO has noted that paramilitary forces have executed, tortured, and beaten civilians since 2019

By Agence France Presse

Business

/ 2 May 2022

Bitcoin now legal currency in Central African Republic

A bill that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the Central African franc and legalised the use of cryptocurrencies has been unanimously adopted

By Agence France Presse

Africa

/ 31 December 2021

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

By Samira Sawlani and The Continent

Africa

/ 10 July 2021

What your president’s style says about their politics

African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries

By Eric Mwine-Mugaju

Africa

/ 12 April 2021

Mysteries behind Battle of Bangui

A new book offers unprecedented insight into South Africa’s strange relationship with the Central African Republic

By David Smith

Africa

/ 3 February 2021

AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’

Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows

By Imogen Hooper

Africa

/ 7 January 2021

Incumbent wins Central African Republic election

The December 27 presidential election, which coincided with legislative polls, took place as a coalition of armed rebel groups renewed an offensive that left thousands unable to cast their ballots.

By Agence France Presse

Africa

/ 19 December 2020

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges

By Alex Vines

Africa

/ 29 September 2020

Women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during the DRC’s Ebola crisis

More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and leading nongovernmental organisations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by the nonprofit news agency The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation has revealed. In interviews, 51 women — many of whose […]

By Robert Flummerfelt and Nellie Peyton

Africa

/ 24 August 2020

Why do presidents cling to power?

Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like

By Simon Allison, Dhashen Moodley and Kiri Rupiah

Africa

/ 28 July 2020

In the Central African Republic, Bozizé plots his comeback

François Bozizé was president of the Central African Republic for a decade until his ousting in 2013. Now he’s plotting a comeback, but he had his chance — and failed

By David L Smith

Africa

/ 7 July 2020

Inclusive cabinets don’t improve governance or reduce conflict

Research on 3 916 ministers in 23 African countries shows that cabinets are representative and that leaders select members to reduce internal threats from challengers

By Clionadh Raleigh and Daniel Wigmore-Shepherd

Africa

/ 6 March 2020

4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist

By Will Baxter and Simon Allison

Africa

/ 3 March 2020

Elections test Africa’s democracy

Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression

By David Kode

Africa

/ 5 February 2020

To really silence the guns, the AU’s resolve must be stronger

Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence

By Solomon A Dersso

Africa

/ 16 January 2020

When bad reporting mirrors the thing it wants to criticise

The documentary film, The American Crusade in Africa, on Kony 2012 is a lesson in how not to fight simplification with more simplification.

By Kristof Titeca

Africa

/ 26 November 2019

UN suspends ties with Caritas in CAR over sex abuse probe

Caritas has been operating in the strife-torn country since 1991, mainly coordinating programmes to protect children and assist displaced people

By Agency

Africa

/ 13 September 2019

Central African Republic: The parable of the 11 stolen motorcycles

In 2015, in a vicious round of riots in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Sylvestre Dothe’s house was burned to the ground. He lost all his possessions but managed to escape with his wife and children, fleeing into neighbouring Cameroon for several months before returning home and starting from scratch. He had […]

By Simon Allison