Vol 43 No 24 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Unsuitable friends 6th December 2002 As donors trumpet their latest initiatives to bring Africa out of poverty, Central African Republic risks falling through the cracks.
Vol 43 No 19 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Our friends in the north 27th September 2002 Libyan troops make President Patassé feel more secure but he doesn't seem to trust anyone Though Central African Republic has now denied giving Libya a 99-year minerals lease, Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi is certainly getting valuable strategic benefits from providing security for the...
Vol 43 No 16 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICLIBYA Patassé's pals 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...
Vol 43 No 7 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Enemy's enemy 5th April 2002 French troops may have withdrawn from Central African Republic but their barracks are now being taken over by Libyan and Sudanese troops.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...