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

Joseph Bendounga, president of the Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa, died at the Friendship Hospital in Bangui; known for his anti-power positions, he had opposed the amendment of the Constitution last year

The results of observations carried out in November 2024 show a significant drop in messages of hate, violence and disinformation in the mainstream media and were welcomed by the High Council for Communication in the Central African Republic

Judges at the ICC unsealed a 2018 sealed arrest warrant for Edmond Beina, a rebel accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity; he allegedly commanded 100-400 fighters responsible for extermination, rape and persecution of Muslims in early 2014

The country renewed its utmost commitment and friendship with the Kremlin administration with the erection of a monument in honour of the late Russian mercenary group leader Wagner Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitriy Utkin in Bangui