Sudan conflict threatens CAR's Vakaga region
Refugee flows and arms trafficking fuel armed groups in the impoverished northern area, according to a new report.
The devastating three-and-a-half-year conflict in neighbouring Sudan is poised to turn the Vakaga region in the far north of the Central African Republic into a hub of regional destabilisation, the International Crisis Group stated in a report released Thursday, October 29.
In this remote and neglected mining region, the influx of refugees, incursions by fighters, and the circulation of weapons are enabling the reconstitution of Central African armed groups, the report claims.
The International Crisis Group's findings highlight the potential for spillover effects from the Sudanese conflict into the already fragile Central African Republic.
Why it mattersThe conflict in Sudan risks destabilising the Vakaga region of the Central African Republic by fostering armed groups.