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
Africa Central African Republic The country held its first state general of sport, an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Promotion, Sports and Civic Education, to rebuild the foundations of sport in the country given the economic and logistical difficulties
Africa Central African Republic WB announced an endowment of over 400 billion CFA francs (€610 million) for development projects; despite problems with implementation, the idea is to reorganise and mobilise the entire government to ensure results at citizens' level
Africa Central African Republic The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, began a four-day visit focused on the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate and the political and peace process in the country
Africa Central African Republic Félix Moloua, Minister of Economy in the previous government and a mathematician, teacher and researcher in demography, has been appointed head of government
Africa Central African Republic The judges of the Special Criminal Court are now in full force, with the last two judges sworn in, the final stone in the construction of a project that began in 2015
Africa Central African Republic Students living on the university campus in Bangui have denounced the hygienic conditions and the advanced degradation of the university pavilions built in the 1970s
Africa Central African Republic The strike announced as indefinite at Bangui University is still ongoing following the rejection by the teachers of the agreement recently signed between the government and the National Autonomous Union of Teachers
Africa Central African Republic A UN expert has called on authorities to remand a former rebel leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, saying his sudden release undermined the country's fight against impunity
Africa Central African Republic The 7th edition of the Bangui Marathon - a sporting promoting peace in the country - was held thank to the support of sponsors, ALLSPORT and the Ministry of Sport and Humanitarian Action and National Reconciliation
Africa Central African Republic The Central African States Development Bank is supporting the creation of a section of road linking the capital Bangui to Brazzaville (DR Congo) and N'Djamena (Chad)