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Central African Republic Declares Bitcoin Legal Currency: Bloomberg

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been declared as an official currency by The Central African Republic, the second nation in the world to accept the cryptocurrency as legal tender, Bloomberg reports. "Cryptomoney, including Bitcoin, is now considered an official currency in CAR," Albert Mokpeme, spokesman for President Faustin-Archange Touadera, stated. "By legalizing…

Benzinga

Central African Republic president authorizes cryptocurrency

Central African Republic has legally recognized the use of cryptocurrency after the president approved a law adopted by deputies last week that has also made bitcoin an official currency alongside the West African CFA franc in the African nation

The Independent UK

Russian mercenaries are Putin's 'coercive tool' in Africa

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen countries in Africa in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force analysts say is loyal to President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

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Central African Republic war crimes trial postponed after lawyer no-show

The inaugural trial of a court established to prosecute war crimes in Central African Republic's drawn-out conflict was postponed on its first day on Tuesday when lawyers for defendants boycotted proceedings.

Reuters

War crimes trial opens in Central African Special Criminal Court

Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court, set up to probe war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 2003, opens its first trial Tuesday, seven years after it was created.

Radio France Internationale

Africa's wars are hurting its rich heritage: how the law can help

Several countries across the African continent are currently embroiled in war. Some of those worst hit are South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso. These armed conflicts are caused by a range of factors, including bad governance, corruption, poverty, rights…

The Conversation

ICC says Central African Republic war crimes suspect surrendered

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday said the former Central African Republic's militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka had been surrendered to the court by the authorities of the Republic of Chad for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Reuters

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Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony: the latest US arrest bid raises questions

The US, through its embassy in the Central African Republic, recently published a warrant offering up to US$5 million for information leading to the capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. The US had previously announced the bounty in early 2013. It has been on the trail of the Lord’s Resistance…

The Conversation

Four légionnaires arrested in Central African Republic over alleged presidential assassination plot

The Central African Republic has opened an investigation after four soldiers from the French Foreign Legion operating under a UN mandate were arrested in Bangui on Monday, accused of planning to "assassinate" the head of state.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia lifts wartime state of emergency

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia lifts its wartime state of emergency, which was imposed when Tigrayan rebels threatened to advance on the capital last November. Also, Liberia celebrates 200 years since the country's birth with a mass rally. And we take you to Central African Republic, where peanut farming is essential…

France 24

'Join Wagner' website bears telltale signs of Russian propaganda

Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's…

France 24

Central African PM replaced amid tensions over Russia, France rival factions

The Central African Republic's prime minister has been sacked against the backdrop of tensions between pro-Russian and pro-French factions within the government in Bangui.

Radio France Internationale

UN Probing Alleged Killings by CAR Forces, Russia Paramilitaries

The United Nations said Friday that it is investigating the alleged killing of dozens of people in the Central African Republic last week by CAR forces and mercenaries of the Russian private military company Wagner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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