Suchergebnisse

Since the Central African Republic (CAR) gained independence from France in 1960 it has faced deep social, economic and political crises. The country has witnessed 10 military coup attempts between 2005 and 2015, which have aggravated political and economic development of the CAR. The most recent by leader of the Seleka coalition group, Michel Djotodia, against the government of Bozize in March 2013 that saw hundreds of thousands displaced and thousands killed. Although the violence in the CAR partially polarized Muslims and Christians, we argue in this paper that the driver of the conflict in the CAR is more a struggle for power among political elite. The aim is to explain the main motivations behind the political crisis and the changing dynamics of the violent conflict in the CAR.

État failli et instable, la République centrafricaine s'enfonce dans le chaos à partir de 2013. Les affrontements entre les rebelles de la Seleka et les groupes d'auto-défense Anti-Balaka plongent le pays dans une crise sécuritaire et humanitaire intense. Privilégiant au départ une approche africaine, la France finit par intervenir militairement puis tente bon gré mal gré de convaincre ses partenaires européens de porter avec elle le fardeau centrafricain. ; Already unstable and a failed State, the Central African Republic plunged into chaos in 2013. The fighting between the rebels – Seleka – and the local self-defense groups – Anti-Balaka- gave rise to a major humanitarian and security crisis. Although France favoured first an African approach, she ended up with intervening militarily. Then, Paris tried to negotiate its European partners into sharing the Central African burden.