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Russian biolabs in the Central African Republic: territory retrospective analysis

On May 8, we published a material on the Russian biolaboratories located on the territory of the Central African Republic. We analyzed thoroughly available space footages of Bossangoa, Ouam Prefecture in the…

May 14, 2024CAR

Healthcare Intelligence ops National Security Nonproliferation Warfare

Russia uses African continent as a base for its biolabs

Russia has located military biological laboratories on the territory of African continent. This activity proves that Moscow is working on creating new military viruses and protection means of its own…

May 8, 2024CAR, Russia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Moscow concerned about losing colonial influence in the CAR, plans to intensify more on the continent

Russian government is quite concerned about the risks of losing its influence in the Central African Republic and access to its natural resources. Since 2014, in response to Western sanctions…

December 21, 2023CAR, Russia, Wagner Group

Geopolitics

Central Africa: The potential risks of foreign contingents’ confrontation in the region

Rwanda's influence growth in the Central African Republic (CAR) - involving military, diplomatic and economic interventions - is coming under increased scrutiny as Bangui's reliance on the support of Russian…

July 17, 2023CAR, Rwanda, Wagner Group

Democracy Governance Intelligence ops

Constitutional reform in CAR points to expansion of Kremlin’s influence in Africa

President Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic is mulling amendments to the country's Constitution that will allow him to run for a third term. In January 2023, the Constitutional…

May 24, 2023CAR, Prigozhin, Wagner Group

War crimes Warfare

Attack on Chimbolo mine in view of Xi’s Moscow visit

Russia’s Wagner Group attempted to seize the Chimbolo gold mine in the Central African Republic, which is operated by China’s Gold Cost Group. Nine Chinese nationals were killed in the…

March 21, 2023CAR, gold, Wagner Group

Geopolitics Governance

Government reshuffle in Bangui to confirm Moscow’s growing sway

The Central African Republic's prime minister has been sacked amid tensions between pro-Russian and pro-French factions within the government in Bangui, the Central African Republic. According to a spokesman for the Presidency,…

February 10, 2022CAR, France, Russia, Wagner Group

War crimes

The Kremlin-affiliated Russian mercenaries are behind war crimes in the CAR

The situation in the Central African Republic characterizing by massive human rights violations and war crimes committed by the Touadere regime gives a cause for concern. The private military company…

June 25, 2021CAR, Russia, Wagner Group

War crimes

Russian mercenaries have a hand in war crimes in CAR

Russians mercenaries are involved in gross human rights violations. UN experts reported on "serious human rights violations" committed by Russian security companies, including mass shootings, mass summary executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, forced disappearances, forced displacement…

April 20, 2021CAR, Wagner Group

Conflict

Worsening situation in CAR leads to President Taudery re-election

Presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) could test the ability of national and international actors alike to keep the country stable. The insurgents are unlikely to…

December 24, 2020CAR

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