Central African Republic conflict

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The Central African Republic conflict is a prolonged, multifaceted civil war marked by sectarian violence, competing armed groups, foreign mercenaries, and severe humanitarian crises in the Central African Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
humanitarian crisis ⓘ
conflictIn Central African Republic ⓘ
country Central African Republic ⓘ
deathTollEstimate thousands of people killed ⓘ
displacedPersonsEstimate hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons ⓘ
hasBelligerent African Union peacekeeping forces ⓘ
Central African Republic government forces ⓘ
Chadian armed groups ⓘ
French Armed Forces ⓘ
Lord's Resistance Army ⓘ
Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic ⓘ
Russian Wagner Group mercenaries ⓘ
Seleka coalition ⓘ
Sudanese armed groups ⓘ
Union for Peace in the Central African Republic ⓘ
United Nations peacekeeping forces ⓘ
linked to: UN peacekeepers

anti-Balaka militias ⓘ
hasCause competition over natural resources ⓘ
ethnic tensions ⓘ
impunity for past abuses ⓘ
marginalization of northern regions ⓘ
political instability ⓘ
religious tensions ⓘ
state weakness ⓘ
hasDimension competition for control of mining areas ⓘ
inter-communal conflict ⓘ
proxy involvement by foreign powers ⓘ
sectarian violence ⓘ
hasEffect attacks on humanitarian workers ⓘ
collapse of basic services ⓘ
destruction of infrastructure ⓘ
food insecurity ⓘ
internal displacement ⓘ
mass displacement of civilians ⓘ
recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ
refugee flows to neighboring countries ⓘ
sectarian polarization ⓘ
sexual and gender-based violence ⓘ
widespread human rights abuses ⓘ
hasInternationalResponse European Union military mission in the Central African Republic ⓘ
French Operation Sangaris ⓘ
linked to: Operation Sangaris

United Nations sanctions regime ⓘ
hasKeyEvent 2019 Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic ⓘ
2020–2021 offensive by Coalition of Patriots for Change ⓘ
Bangui violence of December 2013 ⓘ
Khartoum peace talks of 2018–2019 ⓘ
Seleka capture of Bangui in March 2013 ⓘ
resignation of President Michel Djotodia in January 2014 ⓘ
hasPeacekeepingMission MINUSCA ⓘ
hasPhase Seleka rebellion ⓘ
anti-Balaka uprising ⓘ
sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims ⓘ
hasPredecessorMission BOALI ⓘ
MISCA ⓘ
involvesResource diamonds ⓘ
gold ⓘ
timber ⓘ
uranium ⓘ
notableCityAffected Bambari ⓘ
Bangui ⓘ
Bossangoa ⓘ
Bria ⓘ
Kaga-Bandoro ⓘ
refugeeEstimate hundreds of thousands of refugees in neighboring countries ⓘ
startDate 2012 ⓘ
status ongoing as of 2024 ⓘ

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Wagner Group → activeInConflict → Central African Republic conflict ⓘ
Bouar → conflictHistory → affected by Central African Republic Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Central African Republic conflict
Idriss Déby → wasInOfficeDuring → Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2014) ⓘ
linked to: Central African Republic conflict
United Nations peacekeeping missions in Chad and CAR → conflict → Central African Republic Bush War ⓘ
linked to: Central African Republic conflict
United Nations peacekeeping missions in Chad and CAR → conflict → Central African Republic Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Central African Republic conflict
PMC Wagner → involvedInConflict → Central African Republic conflict ⓘ
Wagner PMC → involvedInConflict → Central African Republic conflict ⓘ
Jean-Pierre Bemba → conflictRelatedToCharges → Central African Republic conflict 2002–2003 ⓘ
linked to: Central African Republic conflict