3 month agoRwanda in the formation of BIR Centrafrica. More than 600 new soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) are presented to the flag on Monday August 5. Their training is provided by instructors, Rwandan elites. These two countries are further strengthening their military cooperation
3 month agoCentral African Republic: Nothing is working within the CPC rebel coalition. The day after the press release from Ali Darass, Chief of Staff of the CPC, announcing the end of hostilities and the desire to return to the discussion table with the government, François Bozizé, the head of the CPC in exile in Guinea, has just disavowed Darass' media outing, which he describes as trafficking. Below is the press release signed François Bozizé.
7 month agoFACA exercises with Wagner Group instructors
CAR President Touadera will meet in Moscow with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Medvedev
The Economic Community of Central African States demands the return of constitutional order to Gabon and denounces the use of force
Putin, at a meeting with the President of the Central African Republic, said that the Russian Federation would continue to support this country, "there is a potential for cooperation in the extraction of minerals."
Russia provided planes for the presidents of the Central African Republic and Eritrea, Fausten Arkange Touadera and Isaias Afwerka, so that they could arrive in St. Petersburg for the Russia-Africa forum
The UK government has placed sanctions on individuals with links to Wagner group in the Central African Republic
1 year agoChina's foreign ministry has warned Chinese nationals in the Central African Republic to avoid traveling to areas outside Bangui and asked Chinese nationals and enterprises in the areas to evacuate timely after nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack in the country Sunday
Xi Jinping has called on Central African Republic authorities to to "severely punish" perpetrators after 9 Chinese nationals were killed when gunmen stormed a gold mine
Nine Chinese citizens were killed and two injured Sunday in an attack on a gold mine near the city of Bambari in the Central African Republic, the rebel group Coalition of Patriots for Change blames Wagner PMCs - AFP.
1 year agoPro-Russian rally in Bangui
1 year agoExplosive device exploded at the table of head of Russian House in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic threatened Monday to take reprisals after an aircraft flew in from a neighbouring country in the middle of the night and bombed CAR troops and their Russian paramilitary allies
According to the AFP and the CAR gov, an "aircraft from abroad" dropped an explosive on a base where Central African Armed Forces and Russian PMCs were located in Bossangoa
Putin had a phone call with the President of Central African Republic
Explosion near Pidhorodne
UN experts have found evidence that the forces linked to Russia operating in CAR include a significant number of members of the Wagner Group, a Russian private military security contractor with apparent links to the Russian government
Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal currency: presidency
WagnerGroup is "going to be extracting natural resources out of Africa .oil, gas, gold, diamonds, strategic minerals.But what they're doing for the Kremlin though is. they're displacing western influences like France" "They're trying to block us out," says Gen. Townsend
2 year agoApparently "The Central African forces express their willingness to help Russia and Russian soldiers in the fight against Ukraine"
2 year agoCentral African Republic: Bangui opens an investigation after the arrest of 4 French army soldiers
2 year agoCentral African Republic: A wave of Russian paramilitaries arrives this morning aboard an Antonov on the tarmac of Bangui Mpoko airport
U.S. officials say there are between 3,000-5,000 Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group in Africa and about 800-1,000 in Mali currently, a number they expect to grow after France announced it was withdrawing its troops from the West African country
Central African Republic PM replaced by economy minister: presidency
The European Union said it would resume its military training mission in the Central African Republic providing the country's soldiers stop working for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner
Central African Republic: Several dozen civilians were reportedly killed during a joint military operation by the Central African armed forces, the Faca, and their Russian allies
The total number of Russian "instructors" in the CAR today is 1,135 people, said Russian Ambassador to this country Alexander Bikantov
2 year agoA regional domination operation by the MINUSCA Force is underway in Bambari, particularly on the axis linking Bambari and Alindao. The objective of this domination is to protect civilians and reduce the influence of armed groups
Putin replaced the Russian ambassador to the Central African Republic. Alexander Bikantov was appointed to this position instead of Vladimir Titorenko.
