Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang invested for a sixth term
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who holds the world record for longevity in power for a living head of state other than a […]
Central African Republic
Central African Republic’s Parliament Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
The Central African Republic’s parliament voted on Friday to abolish the death penalty. The National Assembly passed the bill by vocal approval without ballot. The […]
The UN wants to “readjust” its force in CAR to better protect civilians
The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, Valentine Rugwabiza, called Wednesday for a “readjustment” of the UN force to […]
Central African Republic, 1st African country to adopt bitcoin as legal currency
The Central African Republic, the second least developed country in the world according to the UN, has adopted bitcoin as an official currency alongside the […]
First trial of the Special Criminal Court in Central Africa postponed
The first trial in the Central African Republic of the Special Criminal Court (CPS), made up of national and international judges responsible for judging war […]
Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza takes over as head of Minusca in Bangui
Appointed on February 23 by Antonio Guterres, Valentine Rugwabiza has just arrived in Bangui. She replaced Mankeur Ndiaye after three particularly turbulent years at the […]
UN investigates alleged killings of civilians in Central African Republic
The UN mission in the Central African Republic announced that it has opened an investigation into unconfirmed reports by Bangui of the killings of a […]
Attempted coup in Niger: Former Interior Minister jailed
Niger’s former Interior Minister (2010-2011), Ousmane Cissé, was jailed on Friday for his alleged involvement in two coup attempts, including the one in March 2021, […]
Darfur: Trial of militia Leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman opens at ICC
A former militia leader will become the first person to be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for atrocities committed in Darfur, the scene […]
Central African Republic: Opposition announces boycott of Republican dialogue
The republican dialogue promised by President Touadéra for a year and a half is scheduled to begin this Monday morning. However, all of the opposition […]