- Vol 43 No 19
- 27th September 2002
Libyan troops make President Patassé feel more secure but he doesn't seem to trust anyone
- Vol 43 No 16
- 9th August 2002
President Ange-Félix Patassé has become even more dependent on the protection of Libya and its Bangui garrison, as last month's arrest of Finance Minister Eric Sorongopé-Zoumanji on corruption charges provokes continued rumblings in t...
- Vol 43 No 7
- 5th April 2002
French troops may have withdrawn from Central African Republic but their barracks are now being taken over by Libyan and Sudanese troops. Even more bizarrely, some Paris officials have given their blessing to such adventures. This month, some 1,500 Sudane...
- Vol 42 No 22
- 9th November 2001
President Ange-Félix Patassé seems to be suffering from the presidential paranoia where successful protégés become political threats; the prophecy may yet come true.
- Vol 42 No 12
- 15th June 2001
The rebels are beaten but the peace is precarious
- Vol 42 No 12
- 15th June 2001
Seen from the other bank of the Oubangui River, the failed putsch in the Central African Republic reflects Congo-Kinshasa's own internal conflict. About 200 Congolese rebel fighters from Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo's Mouvement de Libération du Congo, c...
- Vol 42 No 3
- 9th February 2001
A quick subsidy helps the Patassé government out of a crisis
- Vol 41 No 11
- 26th May 2000
Donors concentrate on restructuring the army; locals worry
more about corruption
- Vol 40 No 16
- 6th August 1999
Incumbent President Patassé is favourite to win the elections
as the UN prepares to leave
- Vol 40 No 2
- 22nd January 1999
Election results can be fixed but it will be more difficult to contain the military fall out