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The Central African Republic Mapping Conflict Motives: The Central African Republic Yannick Weyns, Lotte Hoex, Filip Hilgert and Steven Spittaels November 2014 1 Editorial Mapping Conflict Motives: the Central African Republic Authors: Yannick Weyns, Lotte Hoex, Filip Hilgert & Steven Spittaels Map production: Filip Hilgert, Alexandre Jailon, Yannick Weyns & Stef Verheijen (web mapping) Main author and researcher chapter 4.1 and 4.2: Claudio Gramizzi, Senior Field Investigator at Conflict Armament Research Editing: Fiona Southward Layout: Anne Hullebroeck Front Cover image: Bangui (IPIS 2014). French captions: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; The Central African Republic our country, the national interest first! Antwerp, November 2014 Acknowledgments: The research for and production of this report has been supported by the World Bank. Our sincere thanks go to all individuals who have contributed to this study, first and foremost all interviewees and organisations in the Central African Republic, Chad and Cameroon who offered their knowledge, shared their views and provided logistical support. The authors would also like to express their gratitude to OCHA, the BINUCA/MINUSCA mission and the Danish Refugee Council. Finally, the authors are grateful for the contributions of Conflict Armament Research, who undertook an analysis of the weapons and military equipment under Seleka custody. The specific data will be included in their iTrace database (https://itrace.conflictarm.com/). International Peace Information Service (IPIS) is an independent research institute, providing governmental and non-governmental actors with information and analysis to build sustainable peace and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our research is centred around four programmes: Natural Resources, Business & Human Rights, Arms Trade & Security, and Conflict Mapping. Disclaimer: The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations and other information show on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. 2 Report highlights Given the depth and length of this report, we would like to direct readers with limited time to some of the key sections of the report. The subsections listed below provide crucial analysis of the Seleka and anti-balaka conflict motives, foreign influences on the conflict as well as information that has thus far received limited attention in the press or in other research reports. • Subsection 1.1.1 contains an overview of the Central African armed groups that were created after 2003 and played a role in the formation of the Seleka alliance. • Subsection 1.1.3 describes recent political developments regarding the Seleka, including the split within the movement. • Subsection 1.3.1 discusses Seleka political grievances, including religious grievances (p. 24-26). • Subsection 1.3.2 analyses Seleka greed motives, with a detailed overview of the forms of control exerted by the movement in mineral mines (p. 29-34) and examples of how the Seleka leadership has used government positions for personal enrichment (p. 36-37). • Subsection 2.1.3 describes how the anti-balaka movement is structured in the west of the country and in the capital, including leadership division. • Subsection 2.3.2 analyses how deep-rooted socio-economic tensions have motivated anti-balaka fighters to commit sectarian violence. • Subsection 2.3.4 discusses the role greed has played for anti-balaka groups, providing a detailed overview of anti-balaka control over mineral mines in the west of the country (p. 58-60). • Subsection 3.1.1 describes the type of military and political support provided by Chad to the Seleka movement. • Subsections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 describe why Sudan supported the Seleka movement and what kind of support the Seleka has received from Sudan. 3 Table of Contents List of acronyms 6 Introduction 8 Background 8 Overview 9 Web map 9 Map legend 11 1. The Seleka 13 1.1 Background and structure 13 1.1.1 Creation of the Seleka alliance 13 1.1.2 Estimated Seleka strength 15 1.1.3 Structure and tensions within the alliance 16 1.2 Actions and behaviour 20 1.2.1 December 2012 offensive and March 2013 coup 20 1.2.2 The presidency of Djotodia 22 1.2.3 After the emergence of anti-balaka and the departure of Djotodia 23 1.3 Analysis of motives 24 1.3.1 Seleka’s political agenda: power and grievances 24 1.3.2 Seleka’s greed motives 28 1.3.3 Conclusion on Seleka motives 43 2. Anti-balaka 44 2.1 Background and structure 44 2.1.1 Creation of the anti-balaka militias 44 2.1.2 Estimated anti-balaka strength 45 2.1.3 Structure and tension within the movement 46 2.2 Actions and behaviour 49 2.2.1 September 2013 – January 2014 50 2.2.2 January 2014 – September 2014 51 2.3 Analysis of motives 52 2.3.1 Self-defence and overthrow of the Seleka 52 2.3.2 Socio-economic and religious grievances 53 2.3.3 Anti-balaka political agenda 55 2.3.4 Greed motives of anti-balaka groups 56 2.3.5 Conclusion on anti-balaka motives 60 4 3. Foreign influence and interests 62 3.1 Chad 62 3.1.1 Chad’s shifting support from Bozizé to the Seleka 62 3.1.2 The rationale behind Chad’s support 65 3.2 Sudan 69 3.2.1 Sudan’s role in supporting the Seleka 69 3.2.2 The rationale of Sudan’s support 70 3.3. Cameroon 72 3.3.1 Security interests 72 3.3.2 Natural resources 73 Conclusion 76 Annex I: Other armed groups 77 1. Révolution et Justice (RJ) 77 2. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) 78 2.1 The LRA in the Central African Republic 78 2.2 Relation between the LRA and the Seleka 79 Annex II: Genealogy of the armed groups that created Seleka or were associated with it 81 1. Union des forces démocratiques pour le rassemblement (UFDR) 81 2. Convention des patriotes pour la justice et la paix (CPJP) 82 3. Front populaire pour le redressement (FPR) 83 4. Front démocratique du peuple centrafricain (FDPC) 84 Annex III: The IPIS methodology behind the ‘mapping conflict motives’ research 86 5 List of acronyms ACLED Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ANS Agence nationale de sécurité ANT Armée nationale tchadienne APRD Armée populaire pour la restauration de la démocratie AU African Union BECDOR Ministère des mines, de l’énergie et de l’hydraulique - Bureau d’évaluation et de contrôle de diamants et or BINUCA Bureau intégré des Nations Unies pour la consolidation de la paix en République centrafricaine BIR Bataillon d’intervention rapide, Cameroon BRGM Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières, France CAR Central African Republic CARPE Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment CEDAD Comité extraordinaire de la défense des acquis démocratiques CLPC Combattants de libération du peuple centrafricain CNPC China National Petroleum Corporation CNRD Comité national pour la restauration de la démocratie CPJP Convention des patriotes pour la justice et la paix CPSK Convention patriotique du salut du Kodro DDR Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration DGRMCM Ministère des mines, de l’énergie et de l’hydraulique - Direction de la géologie, des recherches minières et du cadastre minier (formerly DPER) DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOFAC Conservation et utilisation rationnelle des écosystèmes forestiers d’Afrique centrale ECOFAUNE-RCA Ecosystèmes fauniques du Nord-Est RCA FAC Forces armées camerounaises FACA Forces armées centrafricaines FCFA Franc des Communautés financières d’Afrique FDPC Front démocratique du peuple centrafricain FNEC Fédération nationale des éleveurs centrafricains FOMAC Force multinationale de l’Afrique centrale Fondation IGF Fondation internationale pour la gestion de la faune FPR Front populaire pour le redressement FPRC Front populaire pour la renaissance de Centrafrique FRC Front républicain pour le changement FROCCA Front pour le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel en Centrafrique HDPT Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team IDP Internally Displaced Person IGN Institut géographique national, France IPIS International Peace Information Service JRC European Commission - Joint Research Centre KP Kimberley Process LACCEG Université de Bangui – Département de Géographie - Laboratoire de climatologie, de cartographie et d’études géographiques LRA Lord’s Resistance Army MICOPAX Mission de consolidation de la paix en Centrafrique MINUSCA Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République centrafricaine MISCA Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique sous conduite africaine MPA-IK Mouvance patriotique pour l’avenir – I Kwé NGO Non-Governmental Organization 6 NISS National Intelligence and Security Services, Sudan OCHA (United Nations) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ORGEM Office de recherches géologiques et d’exploitation minière PRADD Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development RCA République centrafricaine RELUFA Réseau de lutte contre la faim au Cameroun RJDH Réseau des journalistes pour les droits de l’homme SAF Sudanese Armed Forces SAPETRO Nigerian South Atlantic Petroleum SPLA Sudan People’s Liberation Army UFACARD Union des forces armées centrafricaines pour la restauration de la démocratie UFDR Union des forces démocratiques pour le rassemblement UFR Union des forces républicaines UN United
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