Vol 53 No 14 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Jitters as Bozizé dumps ally 6th July 2012 The Finance Minister’s sacking is a sop to donors and a sign of the government’s fragility After nine years at the President’s right hand, Finance and Budget Minister Sylvain Ndoutingaï finds himself out in the cold. Ndoutingaï, who is also General François Bozizé’s nephew,...
Vol 53 No 14 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Bandits at large 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...