Pay-as-you-go access to emerging market company profiles and sector reports. [], Following on from his participation in the United Nations General Assembly in September, the former Nigerien head of state Mahamadou Issoufou will present his report on the situation in the Sahel at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa in February. Promoting Africas growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states. Malcolm Wrightson Nance (born September 20, 1961) is an American author and media pundit. Since 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. On 9.9.1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) issued the Sirte Declaration calling for the establishment of an African Union, with a view, to accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable Africa to play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they were by certain negative aspects of globalisation. It aims to make browsing more fluid and to offer you content and services tailored to your interests. [], The Congress of South African Trade Unions'pro-Ramaphosa president, Zingiswa Losi, seems to have managed to quell the discontent at the top of her organisation after her opponents wanted to split with the ruling party. ), agriculture: 43.2% (2017 est. L.A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage, celebrity gossip and deals. )crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 barrels/day (2018 est. )imports: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Americas and Europe. 1. UNODC also supports ten countries across the Sub-Saharan region to improve their frameworks to counter terrorist financing and money laundering including in the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Niger, and Somalia. [], It was thanks to a cooperation between the Chadian army and a French contingent from Operation Barkhane that a French-Australian hostage was released on 30October, after being kidnapped two days earlier. And it fuels conflicts and exacerbates instability.. [7], Nance began working in the civilian intelligence arena through research into the history of the Soviet Union and its spy agency the KGB. 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The successful collaboration stands in stark contrast with the current tensions between Chad and France, triggered by N'Djamena's bloody clampdown on protests on 21October. Participation in the Kimberley Process, a commitment to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain, led to a partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from CAR in 2015, but persistent insecurity is likely to constrain real GDP growth. )from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. ), 11.76 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est. Demographic profile. the Deputy Chairperson On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Opening of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Speech by H.E. Slave raids aided by the local populations fostered animosity between ethnic groups that remains today. 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[16][17] There Nance helped to initiate the Advanced Terrorism, Abduction and Hostage Survival course of instruction. #IvoryCoast https://t.co/L7CObK6zSZ, #IvoryCoast president Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) has since mid-October been mulling a 153m plan to step up the acquisition of military equipment in order to strengthen the country's army. $4.483 billion (2019 est. ), exceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to internal conflict - persisting conflicts and displacements are expected to continue affecting agricultural activities and limit farmers access to crop growing areas and inputs, with a negative impact on 2022 crop production; according to an analysis issued in April 2022, the number of severely food insecure people in "Crisis" and above is estimated at 2.2 million between April and August 2022, mainly due to high levels of civil insecurity, population displacements and high food prices (2022), municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,105,983 tons (2014 est. The attack has rekindled debate over cuts to military spending in the fight against Boko Haram. He is a former United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer specializing in naval cryptology. City. Visit 60 Minutes on CBS News: Watch the most successful TV broadcast in history, offering investigative reports, interviews, feature segments, episodes and profiles. Washington has made the DFC, which invests in the private sector, its key weapon for attracting African countries wooed by Beijing. (approximately $50 million)1.4% of GDP (2018 est.) )hydroelectricity: 99.3% of total installed capacity (2020 est. the Deputy Chairperson On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Opening of the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Speech by H.E. )crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 est. ), improved: urban: 83.9% of populationrural: 47.5% of populationtotal: 62.9% of populationunimproved: urban: 16.1% of populationrural: 52.5% of populationtotal: 37.1% of population (2020 est. )crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 barrels/day (2018 est. ), forest revenues: 8.99% of GDP (2018 est. )593.01 (2016 est. All News Releases A wide array of domestic and global news stories; news topics include politics/government, business, technology, religion, sports/entertainment, science/nature, and health/lifestyle. ), China 41%, United Arab Emirates 19%, France 7% (2019), lumber, gold, diamonds, sea vessels, cocoa paste (2019), $393.1 million (2017 est. These are; This report is authored by the African Peer Review Mechanism, a specialised entity of the African Union, in collaboration with the African Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Now Candia's Algerian arm is trying to milk this opportunity to step on national leader Soummam's toes. )$4.195 billion (2017 est. Zip or Postal Code *Country. Wildlife trafficking has also been reported as a possible source of funding for militias, she added, with the illegal trade in ivory alone generating $400 million in illicit income each year. [2][9] He acted as a first responder at the helipad crash site where he helped organize the rescue and recovery of victims. 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[16][17], Nance was called to testify before the U.S. Congress about the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques". UNODC chief Ghada Waly said there were around 3,500 victims of terrorist acts in sub-Saharan Africa last year, nearly half of those recorded worldwide. Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africas vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africas continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on. Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development. ), improved: urban: 53.8% of populationrural: 12.4% of populationtotal: 29.9% of populationunimproved: urban: 46.2% of populationrural: 87.6% of populationtotal: 70.1% of population (2020 est. ), conventional long form: Central African Republicconventional short form: nonelocal long form: Republique Centrafricainelocal short form: noneformer: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empireabbreviation: CARetymology: self-descriptive name specifying the country's location on the continent; "Africa" is derived from the Roman designation of the area corresponding to present-day Tunisia "Africa terra," which meant "Land of the Afri" (the tribe resident in that area), but which eventually came to mean the entire continent, name: Banguigeographic coordinates: 4 22 N, 18 35 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)etymology: established as a French settlement in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the native word for the "rapids" located beside the outpost, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville, 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga, history: several previous; latest (interim constitution) approved by the Transitional Council 30 August 2015, adopted by referendum 13-14 December 2015, ratified 27 March 2016amendments: proposals require support of the government, two thirds of the National Council of Transition, and assent by the "Mediator of the Central African" crisis; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the National Council membership; non-amendable constitutional provisions include those on the secular and republican form of government, fundamental rights and freedoms, amendment procedures, or changes to the authorities of various high-level executive, parliamentary, and judicial officials, civil law system based on the French model, has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction, citizenship by birth: nocitizenship by descent only: least one parent must be a citizen of the Central African Republicdual citizenship recognized: yesresidency requirement for naturalization: 35 years, chief of state: President Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (since 30 March 2016)head of government: Prime Minister Felix MOLOUA (since 7 February 2022); note - Prime Minister Henri-Marie DONDRA resigned on 2 February 2022cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the presidentelections/appointments: under the 2015 constitution, the president is elected by universal direct suffrage for a period of 5 years (eligible for a second term); election last held 27 December 2020 (next to be held in December 2025); note - Central African Republic held presidential and partial legislative elections on December 27, 2020; voting was disrupted in some areas, so those constituencies held the first round of their legislative elections on March 14, 2021 while some of the constituencies that did vote on December 27, 2020 held runoff elections for their legislators.election results: 2020/2021: Faustin-Archange TOUADERA reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 53.9%, Anicet Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 21%, other 25.1%2015: Faustin-Archange TOUADERA elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 23.7%, Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 19.1%, Desire KOLINGBA (RDC) 12%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 11.4%, other 33.8%; percent of vote in second round - Faustin-Archange TOUADERA 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE 37.3%, description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (140 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)elections: first round last held on 27 December 2020; note - on election day, voting in many electoral areas was disrupted by armed groups; on 13 February 2021, President TOUADERA announced that a new first round of elections will be held on 27 February for those areas controlled by armed groups and and second round on 14 Marchelection results: December 2015 election: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNDP 16, URCA 11, RDC 8, MLPC 10, KNK 7, other 28, independent 60; composition as of March 2022 - men 122, women 18, percent of women 12.9%, highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, at least 3 of whom are women)judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judge appointments - 2 by the president, 1 by the speaker of the National Assembly, 2 elected by their peers, 2 are advocates elected by their peers, and 2 are law professors elected by their peers; judges serve 7-year non-renewable termssubordinate courts: high courts; magistrates' courts, African Party for Radical Transformation and Integration of States or PATRIE [Crepin MBOLI-GOUMBA]Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire KOLINGBA]Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE]National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE]National Movement of Independents or MOUNI National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Michel AMINE]National Union of Republican Democrats or UNADERParty for Democratic Governance or PGDPath of Hope [Karim MECKASSOUA]Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]United Hearts Movement or MCU [Faustin-Archange TOUADERA]note: only parties with seats in the Parliament included, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LCBC, MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, chief of mission: Ambassador Martial NDOUBOU (since 17 September 2018)chancery: 2704 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800FAX: [1] (202) 332-9893email address and website: pc@usrcaembassy.orghttps://www.usrcaembassy.org/, chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia A. MAHONEY (since 8 April 2022)embassy: Avenue David Dacko, Banguimailing address: 2060 Bangui Place, Washington DC 20521-2060telephone: [236] 2161-0200FAX: [236] 2161-4494email address and website: https://cf.usembassy.gov/, four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band; banner combines the Pan-African and French flag colors; red symbolizes the blood spilled in the struggle for independence, blue represents the sky and freedom, white peace and dignity, green hope and faith, and yellow tolerance; the star represents aspiration towards a vibrant future, elephant; national colors: blue, white, green, yellow, red, name: "La Renaissance" (The Renaissance)lyrics/music: Barthelemy BOGANDA/Herbert PEPPERnote: adopted 1960; Barthelemy BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory, total World Heritage Sites: 2 (natural)selected World Heritage Site locales: Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park; Sangha Trinational Forest. The visit was initially scheduled for 22 and 23 November, but had to be postponed since @AOuattara_PRCI will be abroad during that time. Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity. A soldier from Burkina Faso stands guard along the border with Mali and Niger during a military operation against terrorist suspects. Schools are closed, qualified teachers are scarce, infrastructure, funding, and supplies are lacking and subject to looting, and many students and teachers have been displaced by violence. Microsoft is quietly building a mobile Xbox store that will rely on Activision and King games. )note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority. African Union Headquarters [], The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), which was relaunched two years ago, is increasing its activity on the African continent. [], 2021's freeze on powdered milk imports got the better of the dairy sector's most vulnerable producers. [], Tensions between Paris and Rabat are giving lobbyists and middlemen something to work with. ), municipal: 60.1 million cubic meters (2017 est. ), 32.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est. Theme: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want, Youth Silencing the Guns Intergenerational Dialogues: Policy Report 2020, (Videoconference) ), total population: 55.52 yearsmale: 54.19 yearsfemale: 56.88 years (2022 est. "[28][29] Nance wrote: "I know waterboarding is torturebecause I did it myself." Successive Summits of the AU have since 2015, taken financial reform decisions, to ensure there is sound and predictable finances to address the historical challenges the African Union has faced.

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