The Central African Republic (CAR),formerly known as Ubangi-Shari,is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north,Sudan to the northeast,South Sudan to the east,the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south,the Republic of the Congo to the southwest,and Cameroon to the west. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city,at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). As of 2021,it had an estimated population of around 5.5 million. As of 2024,the Central African Republic is the scene of a civil war,which has been ongoing since 2012.
The Central African Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Central African Republic and have been barely functional since the outbreak of the civil war in 2012. Today they are among the world's weakest armed forces,dependent on international support to provide security in the country. In recent years the government has struggled to form a unified national army. It consists of the Ground Force,the gendarmerie,and the National Police.
Chad,officially the Republic of Chad,is an independent state at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. The landlocked country is bordered by Libya to the north,Sudan to the east,the Central African Republic to the south,Cameroon to the southwest,Nigeria to the southwest,and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million,of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around 1,284,000 km2,Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
Niger or the Niger,officially the Republic of the Niger,is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast,Chad to the east,Nigeria to the south,Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest,Mali to the west,and Algeria to the northwest. It covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2 (490,000 sq mi),making it the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its predominantly Muslim population of about 25 million lives mostly in clusters in the south and west of the country. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner.
Abel NguéndéGoumba was a Central African politician. During the late 1950s,he headed the government in the period prior to independence from France,and following independence he was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the Central African Republic four times. Goumba,who was President of the Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP) political party,served under President François Bozizéas Prime Minister from March 2003 to December 2003 and then as Vice President of the Central African Republic from December 2003 to March 2005. Subsequently,he was appointed to the official post of Ombudsman.
Martin Ziguélé is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2001 to 2003. He placed second in the 2005 presidential election and is currently the President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC).
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on March 13,2005 to elect the President and National Assembly. A second round was held for both elections on May 8,marking the end of the transitional process that began with the seizure of power by François Bozizéin a March 2003 coup,overthrowing President Ange-Félix Patassé. A new constitution was approved in a referendum in December 2004 and took effect the same month.
FambaréOuattara Natchaba was a Togolese politician. He was the President of the National Assembly of Togo from September 2000 to February 2005. He was a prominent member of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) and a member of the Pan-African Parliament representing Togo.
The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People is a political party in the Central African Republic. It has been an observer member of the Socialist International since 2008,and is also a member of the Progressive Alliance.
The Central African Democratic Rally is a political party in the Central African Republic.
Charles Massi was a Central African politician. Massi served as a minister in the government of the Central African Republic during the 1990s and again from 2005 to 2008;he was also the President of the Democratic Forum for Modernity (FODEM) party from 1997 to 2008. He became a rebel leader in 2008,heading the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP).
Hamid Algabid is a Nigerien politician and the President of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP-Jama'a) party. A lawyer,banker,and technocrat,Algabid was an important figure in the regime of Seyni Kountché,serving as Prime Minister of Niger from 1983 to 1988. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) from 1989 to 1996,and since 1997 he has been President of the RDP-Jama'a. He was also President of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities (HCCT) until 2010.
Amadou Cheiffou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 26 October 1991 to 17 April 1993,heading a transitional government. He has led the Social Democratic Rally (RSD-Gaskiya),a political party,since founding it in January 2004. Cheiffou was President of the Economic,Social and Cultural Council of Niger (CESOC) from January 2006 to February 2010,and he held the official post of Ombudsman from August 2011 to December 2015.
John Landa Nkomo was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. After serving for years as a minister in the government of Zimbabwe,he was the Speaker of Parliament from 2005 to 2008. He was then appointed to the Senate in 2008 and was Minister of State in the President's Office in 2009. Nkomo was also a key figure in the Zimbabwe African National Union –Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF);he was National Chairman of ZANU–PF until December 2009,when he was elected as Vice President of ZANU–PF. As a consequence of his elevation to the party's vice presidency,he also became Vice President of Zimbabwe in December 2009.
Dama Dramani is a Togolese politician who was the President of the National Assembly of Togo from 2013 to 2018. He was Secretary-General of the Rally of the Togolese People (RPT),the ruling party,from 2003 to 2006,and following the 2007 parliamentary election he was President of the RPT Parliamentary Group in the National Assembly.
The Republic of the Congo is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon,to the northwest by Cameroon,to the northeast by the Central African Republic,to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo,to the south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda,and to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.
The Liberal Democratic Party is a political party in the Central African Republic.
