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Vol 67 No 1

Published 9th January 2026


Central African Republic

Touadéra has to keep the cash flowing

The President looks secure but peace is expensive, and with Russians in retreat there are high hopes the UAE can ride to the rescue

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s overwhelming, and fraudulent, win at the polls in December which gave him a third term, showcases two current trends in Africa: one, the skills in dubious tactics and manipulation deployed by the Russians and their local African allies and second, how accommodating to autocracy both France and President Donald Trump have been lately.

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