The unrest in the Central African Republic has affected the safety of Chinese industries and personnel there. Four private Chinese mining companies were looted during an armed confrontation between armed groups and government forces, but fortunately there were no casualties and 250 Chinese citizens were evacuated afterwards.
The Chinese embassy in Central Africa released the news on its official website on Wednesday (Dec. 23).
UN troops escort a convoy of Central African Republic election officials. (September 23, 2020)
Social instability is growing in Central Africa, where presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Dec. 27, and the possibility of another armed exchange of fire between some armed groups and government forces and attacks on polling sites cannot be ruled out.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that a day earlier Russia said it had sent 300 military trainers to help train the Central African Republic’s army against rebel attacks.
Despite its economic potential and its rich deposits of timber, gold, diamonds and uranium, the Central African Republic remains poor and war-torn. The United Nations has described Central Africa as “one of the world’s poorest countries, a boiling cauldron of unrest.”
Central Africa has been embroiled in inter-religious and inter-communal fighting since 2013, when the predominantly Muslim Seleka coalition of anti-government forces seized power in the capital Bangui. Mostly Christian militias have fought back, and violent armed clashes have led to the death and displacement of thousands of people.
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