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RCA: At the heart of African turmoil
By African Bulletin on May 18, 2010
The National Assembly passed a bill to extend Francois Bozizé’s mandate as the president of RCA, which expires June 11. No date has been set for the next presidential election, which was scheduled for April 25, then postponed to May 16… and again postponed…The civil society and international donors recognise that the conditions are not yet met for an indisputable ballot to be held, especially for the lack of an accurate census of voters. This situation raises concerns and fears of the scenario reproduction and duplication, in RCA, of Cote d’Ivoire case, where President Laurent Gbagbo is remaining in power even his term has expired in 2005.
The country’s stability is important, especially because Areva signed in August 2008, an agreement to resume operations in Bakouma uranium mine, on 2010. But this project has been delayed, causing tension between the two countries (France and RCA).
The country, ravaged by civil war in the early 2000s, remains plagued by persistent insecurity, fueled by chronic rebellions. The north of the country bordering Chad and Sudan is affected by the conflict in Darfur as well as a local insurgency. In the Southeast, the abusing Lord Resistance Army (LRA), originally from Uganda, has led to population displacements.
Poor and landlocked country, the RCA is ranked 179th out of 182 in the Human Development Index of the United Nations published in 2009.