Central African President since 2016, mathematician and former prime minister
The U.S. is deporting migrants to third countries, including the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea, under opaque deals that rights groups condemn as a way to bypass court protections. Several migrants have faced or risk persecution; some have returned to their home countries with IOM assistance, while lawsuits and international bodies scrutinize the policy.
The Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court is hearing the sixth case linked to crimes by security forces under former President François Bozizé. Bozizé, 79, lives in exile in Guinea-Bissau and is tried in absentia for crimes including murder, torture and enforced disappearance. Three former senior officers are also on trial; the case follows years of conflict and violent factionalism in CAR.