Far too many African assets are still under the control of Western powers
The proposed change would raise the presidential term from five to seven years, and scrap its two-term limit
The cocaine trade is the third most prevalent market in 14 countries in West Africa
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
The Central African Republic anti-Balaka leader faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court
The NGO has noted that paramilitary forces have executed, tortured, and beaten civilians since 2019
A bill that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the Central African franc and legalised the use of cryptocurrencies has been unanimously adopted
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
A new book offers unprecedented insight into South Africa’s strange relationship with the Central African Republic
Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows
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.
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
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 […]
Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like
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
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
Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist
Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression
Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence
The documentary film, The American Crusade in Africa, on Kony 2012 is a lesson in how not to fight simplification with more simplification.
Caritas has been operating in the strife-torn country since 1991, mainly coordinating programmes to protect children and assist displaced people
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 […]
The CAR is rich in natural resources but riven by conflict which has forced around one in four of its 4.5 million population to flee their homes
The Janjaweed militia first came into play when Omar al-Bashir’s government deployed it in Darfur
Leaked documents reveal the scale of Russia’s ambition in Africa — but so far the continent has not been kind to Vladimir Putin and his friends
Fighting continues in the Central African Republic, and the thorny issue of amnesty for militants has not been clearly resolved
Armed groups in the CAR believe that a new peace deal has granted them amnesty. But that’s not what the deal actually says
The Central African Republic has been in crisis for most of its existence. Can a new peace deal change things?
In a sign of hope following years of conflict, rebels and the Central African Republic government made a peace deal
The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire
There are more boy scouts than peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Even in the midst of a civil war, the scouts are arguably more effective