The latest news from Central African Republic, summarised in English from the local press: politics, business, society, culture and sport. 18 articles published.
Central African police arrested Elysée Nguémalé and Quentin Claver Ngbouando, leaders of the Observatory of Democratic Governance in the Central African Republic and the I Gwé movement, before a press conference. Social Change Party president Chancel Sekodé-Ndeugbayi denounced the arrest as politically motivated, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports.
The Bangui Court of Appeal sentenced Samuel Dawili to 15 years of hard labour for the rape of a girl under the age of 14. The verdict was delivered on 14 October during the court’s second criminal session, reports Journaldebangui.
Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra justifies higher fuel prices by the Central African Republic’s reliance on oil imports. He says distributors pass on international prices, while the analysis highlights the possible role of supply costs, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports.
Bangassou Bishop Aurelio Gazzera criticised the lack of commitment by the Central African political class to the common good in an interview with the Italian press. He described severely inadequate public services in Mbomou and other provinces, where schools and health centres reportedly rely largely on religious organisations and NGOs, reports Corbeau News Centrafrique.
The Central African Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission held a workshop in Bangui on its mandate and the media’s role in the national process. Its president, Henri Yenzapa, called on journalists and bloggers to help raise awareness ahead of the next truth-seeking activities, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra met neighbourhood leaders from Bangui, Bégoua and Bimbo in Bangui on 14 October to discuss peace, security and conflict prevention. The consultation, organised at the initiative of the Council of Leaders for Peace and Security in the Central African Republic, also aims to strengthen social cohesion, reports Journal de Bangui.
Former Central African minister Marie-Reine Hassen accused Wagner and Africa Corps of establishing a system of Russian influence and criminal exploitation in the Central African Republic. She spoke at a dinner conference held at the French Senate, notably discussing Wagner’s arrival in 2018, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Gambo Hospital, in the south-east of the Central African Republic, lacks beds, equipment, electricity and qualified staff, and has no operating theatre. Patients and pregnant women are transported by motorbike 75 kilometres to Bangassou, with some dying on the way, according to an investigation by Corbeau News Centrafrique conducted on site.
The Central African government and trade unions signed a document in Bangui setting out measures to limit the impact of higher fuel prices on workers, transport operators and households. Minister Opportune Edwige Pouninguinza said the commitments would be implemented jointly, according to Lengosongo.
Surgeon Thiburce Anselme Yafondo, from Bangui Community University Hospital, explains non-surgical treatment for limb fractures and its risks. He recommends, among other things, not walking on a cast for 45 days, according to Radio Ndeke Luka.
The installation of the new municipal council in Ouanda-Djallé, in Vakaga, was cancelled after the outgoing mayor and two of seven councillors were absent. The four councillors present could not begin the procedure, prompting a demonstration by young residents outside the town hall, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.
Médecins Sans Frontières has reopened the renovated internal medicine building at Carnot district hospital in Central African Republic. The work, funded to the tune of 69.2 million CFA francs, is intended to improve patient reception and care, according to Centra-News.
A Global Fund team is supporting the Central African government in Bangui in preparing a health grant covering 2027-2029. Discussions focus on funding and priorities in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, according to portfolio manager Manassé Kassi, quoted by Centra-News.
Sub-prefect Ephrem Ulrich Moussa-Yakoro has spoken of violence at mining sites in Sosso-Nakombo, in the Central African Republic’s Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture. He says residents bring in Chinese nationals to work these sites, in an interview broadcast by Radio Ndeke Luka.
The Central African Republic’s National Elections Authority has postponed the partial municipal and regional elections, initially scheduled for 25 October 2026, because the necessary funding was not disbursed. The lack of resources is preventing the printing of ballot papers and the deployment of teams, according to a statement signed by Mathias Barthélemy Morouba and cited by Journaldebangui.
Cameroonian truck drivers have suspended their journeys between Douala and Bangui for a month, leaving vehicles stranded in Garoua-Boulaï, Cameroon. The strike follows a knife attack on a driver at the PK26 dry port at the entrance to Bangui and is blocking supplies to the Central African Republic, according to Corbeau News Centrafrique.
The Central African Republic government signed a joint declaration with trade union organisations ahead of the “city-wide shutdown” on 12 October 2026. The move comes after three years of rising fuel prices and an announced mobilisation against the cost of living, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports.
The Central African Armed Forces, supported by Russian instructors, dispersed a coalition of around 1,300 fighters in the north-east of the Central African Republic. The operation carried out on 10 October near Nabagay-Tissi put more than 60 men out of action, according to the Community of Officers for International Security.
