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Central African Republic, Russia
Russian ambassador to Bangui to return to Moscow this summer

Breaking news published on 14/05/21, 1:50 p.m., updated on 16/05/21 - As tensions between Paris and Moscow over their battle for influence reach new highs, Russia's CAR ambassador Vladimir Titorenko, who has held this post since January 2019, will head home this summer. [...]

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Central African Republic
Moscow appoints new envoy as Wagner reorganises its mercenaries

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is about to appoint a new ambassador to Bangui after six months of dithering. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner is meanwhile reorganising itself in the Central African Republic under the leadership of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dimitri Utkin, who have both been in Bangui in recent months.

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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with President Vladimir Putin.

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Moscow-Bangui relations hit rough patch

Relations between Russia and the Central African Republic remain strong, yet they've grown tense in recent weeks. Moscow, deprived of its official representatives in the country, is now working in the dark.

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PM Ngrebada flies in style aboard Prigozhin's jet

Despite Western concerns over Russia's growing influence in Bangui, the Central African leader had no qualms about taking the private jet of the oligarch Yevgeni Prigozhin to the recent Saint Petersburg business forum.

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CAR Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada at the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum, 3 June 2021.

Central African Republic, Russia
Moscow puts more boots on the ground

As Russia rotates its ambassador in the Central African Republic, it is enlarging its military presence there.

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Central African Republic, France
Russia's presence further widens wedge in Paris-Bangui axis

Cuts to French aid, a freeze on military cooperation... relations between Paris and Bangui continue to cool. France suspects several of Touadéra's close advisors of waging anti-French campaigns while Russia is not far from the picture.

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Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa summit in Sochi.

Central African Republic, Chad
Touadéra in a state of paranoia after Idriss Déby's death

Under Idriss Déby, Chad became a major influence in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), where it has close links with rebel groups. President Touadéra, who is concerned about the connections of new Chadian strongman "Kaka" in his country, is closely monitoring Déby's son and would-be heir.

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Central African Republic, Russia
Wagner sets up air bridge as armed groups threaten Touadéra ahead of poll

Russian private security firm Wagner has stepped up equipment deliveries to CAR's armed forces over recent days, using a range of large cargo plane brokers. The logistics escalation comes as rebels threaten the 27 December presidential poll.

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Central African Republic
Two of CAR's Russian BRDM armoured personnel carriers break down

Two of a delivery of ten Russian BRDM-2 armoured vehicles to Central African Republic have broken down.

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BRDM-2 armoured personnel carriers Russia delivered to Central African Republic's army.

Central African Republic
Bangui speeds up creation of mines police unit to obtain much-needed EU aid

A decree opening the way to the creation of a new unit to check on the security and legality of operations at the country's mines was issued a few days ago. Establishment of the new unit is a necessary condition for the release of a €6m aid payment by the European Union.

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Central African Republic Moscow appoints new envoy as Wagner reorganises its mercenaries

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Central African Republic, Russia PM Ngrebada flies in style aboard Prigozhin's jet

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Central African Republic, Russia
Russian ambassador to Bangui to return to Moscow this summer

Central African Republic
Moscow appoints new envoy as Wagner reorganises its mercenaries

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Russia
Moscow-Bangui relations hit rough patch

Central African Republic, Russia
PM Ngrebada flies in style aboard Prigozhin's jet

Central African Republic, Russia
Moscow puts more boots on the ground

Central African Republic, France
Russia's presence further widens wedge in Paris-Bangui axis

Central African Republic, Chad
Touadéra in a state of paranoia after Idriss Déby's death

Central African Republic, Russia
Wagner sets up air bridge as armed groups threaten Touadéra ahead of poll

Central African Republic
Two of CAR's Russian BRDM armoured personnel carriers break down

Central African Republic
Bangui speeds up creation of mines police unit to obtain much-needed EU aid