Ruptures Revoked: Why the Central African Republic’s Unprecedented Crisis has not Altered Deep-Seated Patterns of Governance

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Tim Glawion (Consultant)

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Tim Glawion (Consultant)

This event is the second in a ten-part series, which will shine a light on the "ten most under-reported humanitarian crises in 2020". In cooperation with CARE Germany e.V., the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom invites you to reflect on the current crisis in the Central African Republic, truly “the world’s forgotten crisis”.

In recent years, French influence in the Central African Republic, its former colony, has waned and been replaced by Russia, who’s Wagner Group has become involved in supporting the government in its fight against rebel groups. Peace News spoke to experts to understand what obstacles stand in the way of Peace in the CAR.

Rebel governance assumes a symbiotic relationship between coercion and public goods provision. However, in the rebel-held town of Ndélé, Central African Republic, we find that governance happens in rebel-held territory, but rarely by rebels.

Studying 12 cases across the Central African Republic, Haiti, Somaliland, and South Sudan, I investigate (1) where hybrid interactions take place, (2) how they happen and (3) what this means for people’s security.

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Tim Glawion (Consultant)

Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Tim Glawion (Consultant)

This event is the second in a ten-part series, which will shine a light on the "ten most under-reported humanitarian crises in 2020". In cooperation with CARE Germany e.V., the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom invites you to reflect on the current crisis in the Central African Republic, truly “the world’s forgotten crisis”.