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- Vol 51 No 2
- 22/01/2010
Is Colonel Massi dead?
After weeks of speculation, the wife and political allies of politician-turned-rebel leader Colonel Charles Massi, 57, are convinced he is dead, on the instructions of Central African Republic President François Bozizé. They say he perished in Bossembé...
- Vol 50 No 24
- 04/12/2009
Many rivers to cross
President Bozizé is tipped to win the coming election, but much of the territory is beyond the control of his army
- Vol 50 No 24
- 04/12/2009
The rebels' disarming ambivalence
Many armed groups exploit local grievances but none have national weight. Their submissions to the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme show they number hundreds, not thousands.
- Vol 50 No 5
- 06/03/2009
The rebel's return
With an armed attack on a police base in Batangafo, 390 kilometres north-west of Bangui, on 21-22 February, Abdoulaye Miskine relaunched the rebellion that he had abandoned in early 2007. Miskine, one-time commander of the private militia of the then Pre...
- Vol 49 No 24
- 28/11/2008
Dialogue of the deaf
Fighting starts again, renewing the involvement of France and Libya in a familiar, intractable conflict
- Vol 49 No 4
- 15/02/2008
Delays in deployment
As fighting in Chad worsens, Lieutenant General Nash promises all EUFOR troops will be on the ground by mid-May
- Vol 48 No 25
- 14/12/2007
At last, a possible peace
Plagued by rebel factions and chronic political instability, President Bozizé may be ready to talk to his opponents
- Vol 47 No 10
- 12/05/2006
There goes the party
Having lost his country, the exiled ex-President Ange-Félix Patassé is losing his party. At its general assembly on 4-6 June in Bangui, senior members of the Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain (MLPC) hope to sack their former boss.
- Vol 46 No 11
- 27/05/2005
Bozizé's win
Martin Ziguélé's gracious acceptance of defeat on 25 May may help avert potential conflicts after the decisive 65 per cent victory of General François Bozizé in the second round of the presidential election. Ziguél&ea...
- Vol 46 No 6
- 18/03/2005
A putschist's progress
The coup leader is making his way towards electoral legitimacy
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