Africa Central African Republic A 350-bed endemic disease hospital was recently inaugurated in the village of Delebama, built by the government and designed to tackle major endemic diseases
Africa Central African Republic Gunmen killed 13 people in a small village in the north-west, with violence resumed in the aftermath of a referendum on a draft new constitution wanted by President Faustin Archange Touadéra, but boycotted by the main opposition parties and civil society
Africa Central African Republic To connect the new solar power plant in Danzi, the electricity supply was interrupted in the Central African capital for 4 days until today
Africa Central African Republic The referendum campaign for the 30 July referendum was launched in Bangui, with thousands of supporters of the United Hearts Movement, the party of the presidential majority
Africa Central African Republic The departure of hundreds of Russian Wagner troops from the Central African Republic is part of a rotation of forces and not a withdrawal, a spokesman for the CAR presidency said on Saturday
Africa Central African Republic The country has asked the UN Security Council to lift the arms embargo, already relaxed in 2020, which would hinder "any reactivity" according to Bangui, that added that armed groups are increasingly able to arm themselves thanks to the black market
Africa Central African Republic According to a press release from Minusca, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, all 60 members of the Tanzanian military unit, accused of 'sexual exploitation and abuse', will be repatriated
Africa Central African Republic Following the announcement of the constitutional referendum due to be held on 30 July, local elections in Central Africa have been postponed indefinitely; they were due to be held on 16 July, for the first time since 1988
Africa Central African Republic The Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources was accompanied to check the progress of construction work on the 25-megawatt Ganzi solar power plant, built thanks to funding from the World Bank as part of the Emergency Power Access and Supply Project
Africa Central African Republic Food insecurity could worsen further in the next three months in the north of the country according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Africa Central African Republic Russian paramilitary group Wagner allegedly receives 40 million francs per week (around €60.900) from Bangui government for its services, as revealed by Radio Ndeke Luka, which quotes PM Felix Moloua
Africa Central African Republic The country announced that it rejects the request of a Chadian armed group to establish a rear base on its territory
Africa Central African Republic The Central African delegation attending the annual Spring 2023 meetings of the international financial institutions has stepped up advocacy meetings with consultations with Islamic and Arab donors