- Vol 54 No 9
- 26th April 2013
President Jacob Zuma puzzled his central African interlocutors and CAR politicians by claiming they had made a ‘passionate plea’ for South African troops to return to the troubled country on 18 April. No one else at the summit of the Communauté économique...
- Vol 54 No 8
- 12th April 2013
Confusion reigned at the summit on CAR’s future while the new rulers could not halt the prolonged plunder of the capital. The omens are poor
- Vol 54 No 7
- 29th March 2013
The President has fled abroad, leaving Bangui mired in chaos and plundered by looters. It will take time to sort out
- Vol 54 No 3
- 1st February 2013
The parties to the 11 January agreement, signed in Gabon, are now at loggerheads over ministerial posts. While leading opposition figure Nicolas Tiangaye is to lead the Government of National Unity, President François Bozizé insists on Finance Minister Al...
- Vol 54 No 2
- 18th January 2013
The deal to install an interim government belies how close the rebels came to toppling the President before allies – and luck – came to his rescue
- Vol 54 No 2
- 18th January 2013
The presence of 400 South African soldiers in Bangui, backed by a group of mercenaries, does not mean that President Jacob Zuma is trying to take over France’s historic strategic role in the region, as many in the media have assumed.
- Vol 53 No 14
- 6th July 2012
The Finance Minister’s sacking is a sop to donors and a sign of the government’s fragility
- Vol 53 No 14
- 6th July 2012
The security situation outside Bangui is getting worse and the political crisis has not helped. Unsurprisingly, the offensive against the Baba Laddé movement was reported as successful, despite much collateral damage (AC Vol 52 No19, Baba Laddé: Robber or...
- Vol 52 No 19
- 23rd September 2011
Under pressure from Chad, the President is neutralising the militias in the north, amid questions about whether the peace can last
- Vol 52 No 19
- 23rd September 2011
While the armed groups in the Central African Republic boast grandiose titles including words such as ‘front’ and ‘people’, extortion is usually their raison d’être. Most are led by Peulh (Fulani) people. The Union des forces démocratiques pour le rassemb...