Christianity is the largest religion in the Central African Republic, but there are also Muslims and animists, that is, practitioners of traditional African religions. Mixing…

The name is of current times but until the first half of the nineteenth century it was part of the vast area that, with three…

The Central African Republic is, as its name indicates, a republic located approximately in the middle of Africa. The country is almost twice the size…

After several years of lack of stability, another new dimension of conflict emerged from 2006. At that time, riots broke out in the north of…

Conflict and war In the second half of the 1990s, political turmoil led to international military intervention. The riots were mainly revolts from parts of…

The area that is today the Central African Republic was populated by humans early on, but the population was relatively isolated from the outside world…

The Central African Republic is mostly comprised of a lower plateau, a bedrock threshold, between 600 and 900 meters above sea level, which lies between…

The Central African Republic has a single-state and presidential-democratic political system after the Constitution of 2004. The head of state, the president, is elected in…

The Central African Republic has large natural resources, especially forests and minerals, but the country’s geographical location, poorly developed infrastructure and low population, as well…

Folk music is rooted in the traditions of the various folk groups. The vocal music is mostly unanimous, but the ba-benzélé pygmies are known for a…