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Central African Republic, Niger
World Bank names new country managers

Han Fraeters, the World Bank's representative in Central African Republic, is leaving his current role for a new posting in Niamey in Niger. He will replace Joelle Dehasse there, who left for Panama in March. [...]

Published on 21/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Touadéra and Moscow protect warlord Hassan Bouba from international justice

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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.

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Touadéra and Moscow protect warlord Hassan Bouba from international justice

Central African Republic, Chad
IMF splashes out for some CEMAC states but leaves N'Djamena and Bangui hanging

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