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Whistleblower Ephrem Yaline-Ngonzo, who was recruited by Kremlin-backed Wagner forces to spread Russian propaganda in Central African Republic, sorts through CAR newspapers during a visit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 2, 2022. (Forbidden Stories via AP)

A former staffer exposes how Russia’s disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

By Monika Pronczuk - Associated Press

Flowers are laid at the statue of Russian mercenaries as a tribute to the late Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Bangui, Central African Republic, on March. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

The U.S.-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

A 39-year-old security guard stands on the doorway at a clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed

By Sam Mednick and Jean Fernand Koena - Associated Press

Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore protest against France and the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 4, 2022. In Sept. 2023, The era of France's arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over. France has sat by militarily despite moves by putschists to seize control of former French colonies in recent years. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo, File)

France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer

By Jamey Keaten and Sam Mednick and Cara Anna - Associated Press

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, an alleged coordinator of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic, attends the International Criminal Court hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Aug. 22, 2023, for a preliminary hearing in his war crimes and crimes against humanity case. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP)

Former Central African Republic government minister denies involvement in war crimes at ICC hearing

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FILE - Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali, in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2020. The Russian mercenary group that briefly rebelled against President Vladimir Putin’s authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses. That dynamic is not expected to change now that the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been exiled to Belarus as punishment for the failed rebellion. Neither Russia nor the African leaders dependent on Wagner’s fighters have any interest in ending their relationships. (AP Photo/File)

Russian militia maintains ruthless role in Africa after failed rebellion

By Jean Fernand Koena, Chinedu Asadu and Zane Irwin - Associated Press

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Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic

By Jean-Fernand Koena and Krista Larson - Associated Press

Displaced people who fled Bangassou wait for food distribution in the village where they found refuge, Siwa, Central African Republic, Saturday Feb. 13, 2021. An estimated 240,000 people have been displaced in the country since mid-December, according to U.N. relief workers, when rebels calling themselves the Coalition of Patriots for Change launched attacks, causing a humanitarian crisis in the already unstable nation. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

UN increases Central African Republic force by nearly 3,700

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

An 80-years-old woman who requested to remain anonymous sits in her makeshifts shelter in the village of Cesacoba, Central African Republic, Sunday Feb. 14, 2021. &quot;Here, I'm fearful, I don't feel secure, but I don't have the strength to move away. And all my children died,&quot; said the woman who fled Bangassou, when rebels attacked with heavy weapons. An estimated 240,000 people have been displaced in the country since mid-December, according to U.N. relief workers, when rebels calling themselves the Coalition of Patriots for Change launched attacks, causing a humanitarian crisis in the already unstable nation. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic

By ADRIENNE SURPRENANT - Associated Press

UN chief: CAR peacekeeping force needs 3,700 reinforcements

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 file photo, the chief of Central African Republic's soccer federation Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona stands during his initial appearance before the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The former head of the Central African Republic's soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at the International Criminal Court charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.Former soccer official Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom are accused of involvement in atrocities including murder, torture and attacking civilians in their roles as senior leaders in a predominantly Christian militia known as the anti-Balaka. (Koen Van Well/Pool photo via AP, File)

Alleged Central African Republic rebels plead not guilty

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

UN: Central African Republic faces dire humanitarian plight

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Central African Republic suspect appears at ICC hearing

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Central African Republic soldiers kill 44 rebels

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA - Associated Press

UN envoy: Central African Republic risks setback from rebels

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Touadera and his party said the vote will go ahead after government forces clashed with rebels in recent days and some opposition candidates pulled out of the race amid growing insecurity. (AP Photo)

Court in Central African Republic upholds election results

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA - Associated Press

Rebels kill 1 UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and YESICA FISCH - Associated Press

President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks to the media after casting his vote at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Touadera and his party said the vote will go ahead after government forces clashed with rebels in recent days and some opposition candidates pulled out of the race amid growing insecurity. (AP Photo)

Central African Republic soldiers repel rebels at capital

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

People cast their votes for presidential and legislative elections, at the Lycee Boganda polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. President Faustin-Archange Touadera and his party said the vote will go ahead after government forces clashed with rebels in recent days and some opposition candidates pulled out of the race amid growing insecurity. (AP Photo)

Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, supporters gather near the poster of Faustin-Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, as they take part in a campaign rally in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 12, 2020. China evacuated more than 200 nationals to a safer area after eight Chinese mining company vehicles were stolen during armed conflict ahead of an election in the Central African Republic, its embassy said Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (André Bâ/Xinhua via AP)

Violence a threat ahead of Central African Republic’s vote

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press