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Central African Republic: Why CAR and the U.S. Might Need Each Other
African Arguments, 7 April 2021
The US has the neutrality and influence to mediate in the CAR. It would also be a chance for Biden to show that diplomacy is back. Read more »
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Central African Republic: Human Rights Council Holds High-Level Interactive Dialogue in CAR
United Nations Human Rights Council, 22 March 2021
The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine.… Read more »
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Central African Republic: New Study Considers Victim-Centered Approaches for Justice in Central African Republic
ICTJ, 10 March 2021
"We want to turn the page, but not at the cost of justice"- that was a message repeated by victims of human rights abuses interviewed in a new report released today on transitional… Read more »
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Central African Republic: People, Medical Facilities Hit During Violence in Southern CAR
MSF, 22 February 2021
Violent clashes in the city of Bambari, southern Central African Republic, on 15 and 16 February wounded people and hit a medical centre supported by Médecins Sans… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Central African Republic - New Wave of Violence Puts Education On Hold for One in Two Children Across the Country
Unicef, 23 February 2021
Joint statement by UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown and UNICEF Representative Fran Equiza Read more »
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Central African Republic: Car - International Mediation: the Way Out
Cameroon Tribune, 11 March 2021
Since 2012, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been under a string of crisis. The outbreak of violence, initially political in nature, piloted by armed groups and government… Read more »
Will Biden's 'Diplomacy is Back' Pledge Help CAR?
Since the December 2020 elections, the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to deteriorate. According to the UN, 400,000 people were forced to flee their homes due to recent deadly fighting - more than half of whom are still displaced today. Armed groups have enlisted 3,000 child soldiers in the past few months. CAR is now also the most dangerous place in the world for aid workers to operate. Even before this most recent crisis, 2,8 million people - 57% of the population - needed humanitarian assistance and protection. The U.S. however, has the perceived neutrality, resources and influence to mediate. President Joe Biden has vowed to break with the legacy of his predecessor and recently said that "diplomacy is back". The CAR provides the perfect opportunity to make that pledge a reality, writes Gervais Lakosso, Alexandra Lamarche and John Lechner for African Arguments.
InFocus
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Russia has sent 300 more military advisors to support the government as part of a deepening relationship. The Central African Republic and Russia each receive different benefits ... Read more »
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The President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra has take oath of office after emerging winner of the December 27, 2020 presidential elections. ... Read more »
