Premières leçons d’une « drôle » de transition en République centrafricaine
Abstract
First Lessons of a « Funny » Transition in the Central African Republic
Despite nearly two years of international military presence the situation in CAR is hardly stabilized. The international community seems unable or unwilling to grasp the very nature of the crisis and underplays its deep historical roots as well as the intense destruction of the CAR social fabric. By getting to elections as early as possible, it also avoids questioning the status of a predatory elite that has been challenged by the crisis and a complex regional web of conflicts that allow armed groups to proliferate in CAR.
Despite nearly two years of international military presence the situation in CAR is hardly stabilized. The international community seems unable or unwilling to grasp the very nature of the crisis and underplays its deep historical roots as well as the intense destruction of the CAR social fabric. By getting to elections as early as possible, it also avoids questioning the status of a predatory elite that has been challenged by the crisis and a complex regional web of conflicts that allow armed groups to proliferate in CAR.
Alors que la situation intérieure en République centrafricaine peine à se stabiliser, il est important de revenir sur la nature de la crise que la communauté internationale essaie de résoudre en allant aux élections le plus rapidement possible. En mettant entre parenthèses son ancrage historique et la radicalité des déchirures du tissu social, les acteurs internationaux évitent de questionner la perpétuation au pouvoir d’une élite banguissoise prédatrice et d’une situation régionale dans l’impasse depuis trop longtemps.