The health ministry confirmed 197 cases and 24 deaths in the Bimbo and Mbaiki districts southwest of the capital, the country's fifth recorded epidemic
The Central African Republic has been at war since 2013, with Russian-backed forces, UN peacekeepers, and rebel coalitions competing for control of a landlocked, mineral-rich state.
A bacterial waterborne disease in a WHO-declared grade-3 global emergency since 2023, killing thousands annually across 60 countries as climate shocks and conflict drive accelerating outbreaks.
FACA and allies clashed with the Azande Ani Kpi Gbe in Haut-Mbomou, driving civilians into DRC and South Sudan; the UPC and 3R disarmed in 2025 but Bozizé's CPC and new militias keep the war alive
Faustin-Archange Touadera was inaugurated on March 30, 2026 for a third term enabled by his 2023 constitutional term-limit removal; the UN Security Council renewed MINUSCA's mandate in June but ordered a 15% budget cut, suspending operations; and only 17% of the US$268m humanitarian plan was funded, forcing closure of 100+ field bases for 2.8 million vulnerable people