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Vol 43 No 7 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Enemy's enemy 5th April 2002 French troops may have withdrawn from Central African Republic but their barracks are now being taken over by Libyan and Sudanese troops.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...
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...
Vol 41 No 11 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Cleaning up 26th May 2000 Donors concentrate on restructuring the army; locals worry more about corruption President Ange-Félix Patassé's attempts to convince donors they ought to help him are getting a more positive reception. After Prime Minister Anicet Georges Dologuélé's trip this month to...
Vol 40 No 16 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Too close to call 6th August 1999 Incumbent President Patassé is favourite to win the elections as the UN prepares to leave Whoever wins the presidential election starting on 29 August faces a huge task in keeping order. Incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé is the favourite, though probably not in...