2025 in the Central African Republic

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Events in the year 2025 in the Central African Republic .

Incumbents

• President: Faustin-Archange Touadéra
• Prime Minister: Félix Moloua

Events

February

• 3 February – Five soldiers are killed in an attack by rebels in Kouki, Ouham. ^[1]
• 25 February – Nine people are killed in an attack by members of the 3R militia in Nzoroh. ^[2]

March

• 29 March – A UN peacekeeper from Kenya is killed in an ambush by the Azande Ani Kpi Gbe militia near Tabane. ^[3]

June

• 20 June – A UN peacekeeper from Zambia is killed in an ambush by gunmen in Am-Sissia 1, near the border with Sudan. ^[4]
• 26 June – At least 29 people are killed in an crowd crush caused by an exploding electricity transformer that triggers a panic at an examination centre for high school students in Bangui. ^[5]

July

• 10 July – The Union for Peace in the Central African Republic formally dissolves itself in a ceremony in Bangui as part of a peace agreement, ending its rebellion against the central government. ^[6]
• 16 July – Eleven people are killed in a shooting at the Ndassima gold mine controlled by the Wagner Group. ^[7]
• 24 July – The International Criminal Court convicts Anti-balaka leaders Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom of war crimes and crimes against humanity targeting Muslims during the Central African Republic Civil War and sentences them to 12 and 15 years' imprisonment respectively. ^{[8] [9]}

September

• 16 September – An armored personnel carrier falls into the Ombella M’poko River outside Bangui, killing five UN police officers from the Republic of the Congo. ^[10]

November

• 14 November – The United Nations Security Council approves a one-year extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic. ^[11]

Scheduled

• 28 December – 2025 Central African general election ^[12]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in the Central African Republic

Source: ^[13]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 29 March – Barthelemy Boganda Day
• 30 March – Korité
• 18 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 9 May – Ascension Day
• 20 May – Whit Monday
• 6 June – Tabaski
• 30 June – General Prayer Day
• 13 August – Independence Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 1 December – National Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• January 5: Joseph Bendounga, 70, lawyer and politician, mayor of Bangui (1997–2000). ^[14]

See also

• 2020s portal
• Current events portal
• Central African Republic portal

• African Continental Free Trade Area
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States

References

1. Koena, Jean Fernand (3 February 2025). "Officials say a rebel attack in Central African Republic has killed several soldiers". AP News. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
2. Koena, Jean Fernand; McMakin, Wilson (26 February 2025). "9 killed, hundreds of homes burned down in Central African Republic attack". AP News. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
3. Koena, Jean Fernand (29 March 2025). "Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed in an ambush in the Central African Republic, spokesperson says". AP News. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
4. McMakin, Wilson (24 June 2025). "UN peacekeeper killed in attack by armed men in Central African Republic". AP News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
5. "Panicked pupils killed in crush after blast during exam in Central Africa". BBC . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
6. "Central African Republic's major rebel groups to disarm, dissolve". Africanews . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
7. "Shooting at a Central African Republic gold mine run by Russia's Wagner leaves 11 dead". AP News. 2025-07-19. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
8. "Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimes". BBC. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
9. Quell, Molly (2025-07-24). "Central African Republic rebels found guilty of war crimes by International Criminal Court". Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-07-24.
10. "UN armored vehicle crashes in Central African Republic, killing 5 police officers". AP News. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
11. "Central African Republic leader cleared for third term in key vote followed closely by Russia". AP News. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
12. "Central African Republic sets 28 December 2025 for pivotal general elections". Africanews . 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
13. "Central African Republic Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
14. Stephane Flemale (2025-01-05). "Centrafrique : l'opposant Joseph Bendounga tire sa révérence". Radio Ndeke Luka (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-07.

External links

• Online calendar