Africa Central African Republic A report by the Ohchr says a total of 245 women and girls suffered sexual violence from Dec 2020 to early March 2022 in the prefectures of Mbomou and Haute-Kotto; the figure is considered hugely underestimated by the ONGs working on field
Africa Central African Republic President Touadera received Italian diplomats as Italy formally asked the Central African Republic to support its bid to host the Universal Expo 2030
Africa Central African Republic The country officially launched its own cryptocurrency, the Sango, and the future 'first African crypto-hub' with 'zero taxation', two months after making its country the second in the world to adopt bitcoin as its official currency
Africa Central African Republic President of the Republic Touadéra, on a week-long working visit to Istanbul, Turkey, met with several investors, inviting them to settle in the country
Africa Central African Republic In order to monitor security on the border between the country and Cameroon, two new Rapid Intervention Battalion border posts were built within six months in view of the threats posed by the incursions of armed Central African rebels
Africa Central African Republic The country is one step closer to the abolition of the death penalty after the National Assembly voted on the law abolishing it; the law will have to be promulgated by the president of the republic to take effect
Africa Central African Republic Bangui City Hall organised a training session for its staff on the importance of local governance upon initiative of the Helpage Rwanda Programme and the European Union
Africa Central African Republic The country is the second in the world after El Salvador to have made bitcoin official as legal tender, a choice considered risky for the very low access to the Internet - 11% of the population - and even to electricity
Africa Central African Republic Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital to demand a constitutional change that would allow President Touadéra to run for a third term, not possible under the current Constitution
Africa Central African Republic Long-awaited first trial of Special Criminal Court, set up in the Bangui 7 years ago to prosecute war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity committed since 2003, opened on Monday but was immediately postponed until 16 May
Africa Central African Republic A fire simulation exercise involving detainees was performed in detention centres by the Central African Ministry of Justice with the support of the judicial and penitentiary affairs section of MINUSCA and the EU Advisory Mission EUAM-RCA
Africa Central African Republic The reconciliation dialogue ended with over 600 recommendations, including the revision of bilateral and multilateral agreements, the strengthening of the army, the reform of electoral institutions and the search for new revenue for public finances
Africa Central African Republic The reconciliation dialogue with the unarmed opposition and civil society, promised by President Faustin Archange Touadéra, begins today and will end on Sunday