The President of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, accused Western countries on March 5, 2023 in Doha of maintaining political instability in the CAR, three days after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, on the sidelines of a summit in Libreville.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra attacked Western countries on March 5, 2023 in Doha, Qatar. The President of the Central African Republic (CAR) was speaking at the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, which brought together some fifty countries, in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
” Systematic looting »
” The Central African Republic has been subjected since its independence to systematic looting facilitated by the political instability maintained by certain Western countries or their companies which finance armed terrorist groups whose main leaders are foreign mercenaries. “, accused the Head of State of the CAR on this occasion.
A Faustin-Archange Touadéra who lamented that his country is ” victim of geostrategic aims linked to its natural resources “. He denounces the foreign interference which, according to him, keep the least developed countries in “the dependency, insecurity and instability “.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra calls for the resumption of international budgetary aid
He also asked for the resumption of international budgetary aid to his government, suspended because of the opacity of security spending and links with the paramilitaries of the Russian Wagner group.
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This speech comes as the Central African authorities seem to be seeking relaxation in their relations with Western countries in recent months, with in particular the meeting on March 2 in Libreville between Faustin-Archange Touadéra and French President Emmanuel Macron.
A meeting the day after which a demonstration of support for Russia was organized in Bangui by pro-power groups who denounced in particular the ” Machiavellian plan of the West against the Central African Republic, and while French companies, first and foremost the Castel group, are targeted by demonstrations and online attacks accusing it of collusion with the rebels.
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