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The Ministry of Health of the Central African Republic (CAR) received, on December 30, 2020, the keys to a refurbished building – to be used by the Service for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Bangui. The…

MINUSCA paid tribute to peacekeepers from Bangladesh, Burundi and Cameroon who recently lost their lives in the line of duty – during a memorial ceremony held on 5 January 2021 at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui. The…

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR), Denise Brown, visited the National Elections Authority Data Processing Centre in Bangui on 29 December, to assess the…

The 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections are underway in the Central African Republic (CAR). Voters turned out early to cast their votes in the 27 December 2020 general elections as the country goes to the polls…

We talk to a first-time voter about her hopes and dreams as she heads to the polls to cast her ballot in the 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic. Tell us about yourself. I am Lorna…

Professor Danièle Darlan sits atop one of, if not the most influential institution in the country – the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic (CAR). For three years, she has steered the establishment that will…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attacks by unidentified armed combatants on Central African national defense and security forces, and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the…

Security is high on the electoral agenda as the general elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), set to begin on 27 December 2020, approach – reason for MINUSCA to conduct electoral security training for female…

They previously agitated for change through taking up arms; they will now be demanding for progress through the ballot box – thanks to civic education on elections organized by the MINUSCA Disarmament, Demobilization and…

The MINUSCA Burundi Contingent handed over two newly-renovated structures to local authorities in the Central African Republic’s Ombela Mpoko and Njoukou sub-prefectures. The commander of the 750-strong Burundi Contingent…

by Arsène T. Gbaguidi, Director of the Electoral Assistance Division, UN Mission in Central African Republic The Central African Republic remains a fragile State. After decades of armed political conflict, the return to…

Hundreds of women peacefully marched through the main streets of the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui today to demand for inclusive, violence-free elections. “ All we want is peace,” sang the participants who donned…