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FRANCE 24's reporters returned to the Central African Republic, 40 years after Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowned himself emperor. Nicknamed the "Central African Napoleon", Bokassa was the protégé of then French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Today, with its dilapidated palaces and abandoned imperial villas, the country is among the world’s poorest, plagued by corruption and civil war.
Jean-Serge Bokassa – one of the 15 sons of Africa’s last emperor, Bokassa the first – has now gone into politics himself. Despite the country's struggles with corruption, poverty and civil war, he is determined to restore the Central African Republic to its former glory. Our reporters went to meet him.
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We have just finished an excellent trip to Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo, gathering new experiences and taking up new itineraries for our December 2025 trip: Welcome to the Jungle.
Visiting Dzanga Sangha
As we have said many times before, Dzanga Sangha is one of the best parks in Africa.The Elephant Bai or the Mangabeys tracking were, as always, spectacular, and very soon in July 2025 it will be possible to visit the new gorilla group.During our stay we were able to see 148 elephants at the same time in the Dzanga Bai…amazing!
Route with the Baaka through the forest
We continued with a 40-kilometre walk with the Baaka people through the forest. It was three days of trekking to the border with Congo – BRUTAL!
No doubt this will form part of many other Kumakonda trips in Central Africa, bearing in mind that spending one day is not the same as spending three days with the Baaka. The dynamic is different. It was very tough, but definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Central African Republic and Republic of Congo.
We continue navigating the Sangha River through the forests that form the triple transboundary park of Lobeke (Cameroon), Dzanga Sangha (Central African Republic) and Ndoki (Congo).
By speedboat it can take two to three hours to get from the CAR border post to Bomassa in Congo.
Visit of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in Republic of Congo
In Nouabalé-Ndoki we visited the Wali Bai Park, spending two days in the depths of the park, where we visited the lowland gorillas at the Mondika research centre. The rest of Ndoki’s iconic sites remain closed to tourism after 8 years.

In January 2019, six years into the Central African Republic Civil War, Rebels belonging to the UPC launched an offensive to capture the key city of Bambari. For a week, fighting developed across the area and involved a multi-national force battling to hold the city and repel the Rebel advance; among this force, were Paratroopers from Portugal and a Company of Bangladeshi Special Forces.
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The Central African Republic (CAR) has been mired in chaos since its independence in 1960, plagued by coups, civil war, and weak governance. Fourteen rebel groups control most of the country, with public services nearly nonexistent. While locals face dire conditions, foreign powers like Russia exploit CAR's instability, vying for influence through military and political interventions. Once involved, France's retreat has left many citizens feeling abandoned amid ongoing violence and exploitation.

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The pygmies are a group of tribal ethnicities native to Central Africa (Gabon, Cameroon, DRC and Central African Republic). About 900,000 of them in total are entirely dependent on the dense forest for survival. Genetically speaking, they are the world's shortest ethnic group for unknown reasons.

I just spent 24 hours with them here in a remote part of Central African Republic and I made this story from my experience. Please note that I had full permission from the chief to make this story and he was very happy that I came, as you'll hear about in the interview after the credits.

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The Central African Republic's capital of Bangui has seen its Muslim population drop from 130,000 to under 1000 over the past few months. Over the past year, thousands across CAR have been killed and nearly a million have been displaced. The United Nations recently stated that the entire Western half of the country has now been cleansed of Muslims.

CAR has never fully recovered from France's colonial rule, and it has only known ten years of a civilian government - from 1993 to 2003 - since achieving independence in 1960. Coup after coup, often with French military involvement, has led many to refer to the country as a phantom state. The current conflict has now completely erased the rule of law and order, and left the UN and international community looking confused and impotent.

In March 2013, the Séléka, a mostly Muslim rebel alliance, rose up and overthrew the corrupt government of François Bozizé, while bringing terror and chaos across the country - pillaging, killing and raping with impunity. In response, mostly Christian self-defense forces, called the anti-balaka, formed to defend CAR against Séléka attacks.

Clashes grew more frequent throughout 2013 as the Séléka grew more ruthless. In December 2013, French and African troops went in to disarm the Séléka and staunch the bloodshed. The anti-balaka, seizing on a weakened Séléka, then went on the offensive.

CAR had no real history of religious violence, and the current conflict is not based on any religious ideology. The fighting, however, turned increasingly sectarian in the fall of 2013, with revenge killings becoming the norm. And as the Séléka's power waned, the anti-balaka fed their need for revenge by brutalizing Muslim civilians.

"Too few peacekeepers were deployed too late; the challenge of disarming the Séléka, containing the anti-balaka, and protecting the Muslim minority was underestimated," Human Rights Watch said in a recent statement.

The bloodshed has not stopped. The UN is still debating whether or not to send peacekeepers. Even if a peacekeeping operation is approved, it will take six months for troops to be assembled.

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Coups d'État à répétition, massacres, exactions, trafics en tout genre, populations déplacées... la République Centrafricaine (RCA), ancienne colonie française, a sombré dans le chaos. Depuis son indépendance en 1960, le pays est constamment ravagé par la guerre civile. En 2013, suite à un nouveau putsch mené par une rébellion venue du Nord, la France était intervenue militairement (« Opération Sangaris ») pour tenter de rétablir la paix. Mais aujourd'hui, le territoire de cet État est morcelé. Et de nombreux Centrafricains ont l'impression d'avoir été abandonnés par la France.

Désormais, quatorze groupes rebelles contrôlent les deux-tiers de la RCA. Les services publics sont à l'abandon. Dans certaines régions, il y a à peine un médecin pour 30 000 habitants. Les hôpitaux sont débordés. Les écoles ne sont ouvertes qu'une partie de l'année. L'État est quasiment absent. À Bangui, la capitale du pays, les commerçants sont rackettés et menacés par des gangs mafieux. Nos équipes ont suivi le quotidien de milices d'autodéfense qui n'hésitent pas à enrôler des enfants. Elles ont aussi obtenu l'accès dans les mines d'or du nord du pays, gérées par le FPRC, l'un des principaux groupes rebelles (12 000 hommes armés).

Dans ce chaos, certains essaient de tirer leur épingle du jeu, comme Jean-Serge Bokassa, l'un des 43 fils de l'empereur Bokassa Ier. De son côté, la Russie s'implante en RCA, profitant du retrait de la France, et entend asseoir son influence politique et militaire. Elle y envoie des conseillers politiques, des formateurs militaires et même des mercenaires, attirés par les ressources naturelles du pays. La Russie déploie en parallèle une stratégie de « soft power ». Nous avons assisté à une curieuse manifestation : l'organisation de l'élection de Miss Centrafrique, sponsorisée par une société minière russe.

Une enquête inédite dans l'enfer de la République Centrafricaine, l'un des pays les plus riches et les plus chaotiques d'Afrique.
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As a failed state crumbles under rising protests, sectarian violence and civil war, the French Army gets in action to restore peace

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Central African Republic offers global investors opportunities in untapped sectors such as mining, agriculture, and energy. With abundant natural resources, including minerals and fertile land, the country provides significant potential for growth. Investors can benefit from ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure and the government’s commitment to fostering economic development.

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In this video, we explore the geography of the Central African Republic 🇨🇫 (CAR), Africa's true continental crossroads! Situated at the heart of the continent, this landlocked nation features a remarkable transition from southern rainforests to northern savannas. With rivers flowing to major African basins, diverse wildlife in protected reserves, and vast plateaus punctuated by scenic waterfalls, the CAR offers stunning geographical diversity. Despite rich diamond deposits and enormous agricultural potential, much of this land remains undeveloped, making it one of Africa's last great frontiers – a land of converging wonders waiting to be discovered. 🌍

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Since 2018, mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, an effective secret army of the Kremlin, have been active in Central African Republic. They protect the impoverished country's regime in exchange for valuable mineral resources and deploy a massive propaganda campaign to cover up the massacres, rapes and torture they are accused of. Taking advantage of France's loss of influence in its former colony, Russia is seen to be using Central African Republic – a country ripped apart by decades of civil war – as a testing ground in a new battle for global influence. FRANCE 24's Carol Valade and Clément Di Roma report.


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In May 2017, a Catholic Mission in Bangassou in the Central African Republic became a symbol of resistance. Priests formed a human chain to defend Muslims from a massacre by Christian majority anti-balaka militants. The priests sheltered the persecuted Muslim community for four years. Caroline Dumay and Stefan Carstens report on the current state of reconciliation in Bangassou, in a country where some 15 armed groups are still active.

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People in Central Africa Republic's capital Bangui often cannot count on getting through a day with a reliable power supply. Businesses struggle and homes are plunged into darkness because of an energy shortfall that means that sometimes there's electricity for only about eight hours a day, with poorer neighbourhoods in particularly badly hit. France 24's correspondents went to find out more.
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In this episode, I wake up in a small village in the Central African Republic, where I asked to spend the night, because night fell in the jungle and I had nowhere to go. The villagers and their chief immediately took me in, and insisted I park my motorcycle inside the house as well. The people in this part of the Central African Republic are some of the best people I've ever met - and I will never forget their hospitality!

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A new rebel movement in the Central African Republic is pushing to take the capital and has displaced over 400,000 people along the way. And government has enlisted shadowy Russian mercenaries to fight back. VICE News travels to rebel territory to meet players on both sides and the civilians caught in between.

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For Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) was unique: seeing a country descend into violence before its very eyes, being surround by killings and witnessing an entire community being targeted without being able to provide protection.

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In the war-torn Central African Republic, former rebels who mounted a coup in 2013 are now dreaming of independence. FRANCE 24’s reporters James André and Anthony Fouchard went to meet one of the most powerful armed groups in the country, in the capital of their parallel state in the north.
Since gaining independence from France in 1960, the Central African Republic has never truly experienced peace. In March 2013, a coalition of rebel groups called the Seleka seized power in country’s fifth coup d'état. Leaders on all sides exploited religious tensions for political ends and the country descended into violence. The Seleka, led by Michel Djotodia, was forced to give up power after nine months, completely unable to restore security. Under UN auspices, France deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to restore a fragile peace and avoid what it called a “genocide".
But President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who was elected in March 2016, has still not managed to bring calm to a country devastated by civil war. On the contrary: violence actually resumed in the capital Bangui in April 2018.
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Since being routed, the rebels have been divided and fragmented, but have maintained their ability to cause trouble. The Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (known by its French acronym FPRC) is one of the most powerful armed groups. Abdoulaye Hissène, the FPRC’s military leader, is based in the northeastern town of Ndélé, but is massing his troops at the gates of Bangui.
Towards a partition of the country?
Although the prospect of a fresh coup seems unlikely, everyone is wondering about a possible partition of the country. The rebels prefer to talk about federalism and autonomy. Although they control all the main roads, provide security and even levy taxes, they do not want to create the impression of cutting ties with the central government, which does not consider the north a priority. The FPRC now wants to improve its image, severely tarnished after the violence of 2013.
The rebels are literally sitting on a gold and diamond mine, the northeast being rich in natural resources. This is attracting Russian private security companies, officially invited by the central government to train army recruits. The climate is tense, but in the meantime, Abdoulaye Hissène knows very well that the weak army cannot dislodge him.
"My men are in Bangui, they are just waiting for the political green light," he says. Whether he’s bluffing or not, guns speak louder than words and appear to be the main negotiating method in this region.
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