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Central African Republic, France
Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

After pulling French troops out of Mali, President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the closure ofa logistics base at Bangui airport next week. The departure of the last 130 French troops is scheduled for the end of the year. [...]

Published on 25/08/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Didacien Kossimatchi
Emmanuel Macron
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Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Jean-Marc Grosgurin
Stéphane Marchenoir
Sylvie Baipo-Temon
Thierry Burkhard
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Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Paris on 13 September, with Gabon and security issues expected to be among the issues on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Central African President,
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in June 2023, in Paris.

Central African Republic
Washington gives $10m for FACA military camps

The US is set to finance a programme to build mobile military camps for the Central African Republic army. The $10m contract is expected to be awarded to the French company Itaresam.

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Central African Republic
Wagner sends reinforcements to Bangui on military transport under new registration

The Russian mercenary group Wagner, which is involved in the conflict in Ukraine, has sent reinforcements to the Central African Republic to help it secure its positions there.

Subscribers only Defence 20.12.2022

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

The French army will withdraw from Bangui before the end of the year, freeing up the M'Poko military base. To avoid it falling into Russian paramilitary Wagner's hands, Paris is in discussions with MINUSCA and the Rwandan army.

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Central African Republic
New MINUSCA head Rugwabiza seeks two new deputies for the mission

After the departure of the MINUSCA head, Senegalese Mankeur Ndiaye in April, the UN stabilisation mission in Central African Republic is also to have two new representatives: a humanitarian coordinator and a new deputy head.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2022

Valentine Rugwabiza, UN Special Representative in the Central African Republic and Head of MINUSCA.

Central African Republic
France quits MINUSCA command in further sign of military disengagement

French General Stéphane Marchenoir, chief of staff of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, will step down in August after a year in the post.

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Central African Republic, France
Paris jumps into action after French peacekeepers' arrest

The arrest of four French soldiers on 21 February has raised tensions between Bangui and Paris. The French foreign ministry has sent several messages to the president's office in CAR calling for their release and on 22 February it suspended the delivery of all new visas for France.

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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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.05.2021

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

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

The Central African authorities are proving to be very resistant to France's proposal to deploy a French military air traffic controller at the control tower of Bangui airport.

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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, France
Hindered by Russian influence, France closes its last army base in Bangui

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Central African Republic
Washington gives $10m for FACA military camps

Central African Republic
Wagner sends reinforcements to Bangui on military transport under new registration

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

Central African Republic
New MINUSCA head Rugwabiza seeks two new deputies for the mission

Central African Republic
France quits MINUSCA command in further sign of military disengagement

Central African Republic, France
Paris jumps into action after French peacekeepers' arrest

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

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport