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Vol 66 No 3

Published 7th February 2025


Central African Republic

The year of voting dangerously

Accommodating one of Russia’s most profitable African operations, Touadéra balances competing foreign interests as he dismantles the local opposition

This year should be the year of elections in the Central African Republic. Local elections, already rescheduled four times, are due in July, with a general election following in December. But despite the presence of 16,500 UN peacekeepers, over 1,000 Rwandan troops, and Wagner mercenaries, delays are expected for a variety of reasons.

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