Vol 42 No 22 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Pressing Patassé 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 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Plot and panic 15th June 2001 The rebels are beaten but the peace is precarious The rebels have been put to flight. Political support has come from France and from several African governments. The elected President, Ange-Félix Patassé, seems more secure than ever...
Vol 42 No 12 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC The Mobutu factor 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...
Vol 42 No 3 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Saved by the cash 9th February 2001 A quick subsidy helps the Patassé government out of a crisis The United Nations Security Council on 23 January expressed its 'grave preoccupation' with the situation in the Central African Republic - less than a year after it had...